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Highly philosophical film telling the story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956, where their eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' differing teachings.

Primary Title
  • The Tree of Life
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 11 June 2017
Release Year
  • 2011
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 23 : 00
Duration
  • 150:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • Highly philosophical film telling the story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956, where their eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' differing teachings.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Families--Drama
  • Fathers and sons--United States--Drama
  • Coming-of-age films
Genres
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
Contributors
  • Terrence Malick (Director)
  • Terrence Malick (Writer)
  • Brad Pitt (Actor)
  • Sean Penn (Actor)
  • Jessica Chastain (Actor)
  • Cottonwood Pictures (Production Unit)
  • Tye Sheridan (Actor)
  • Fiona Shaw (Actor)
  • Alexandre Desplat (Composer)
  • Emmanuel Lubezki (Cinematographer)
  • River Road Entertainment (Production Unit)
  • Brace Cove Productions (Production Unit)
  • Plan B Entertainment (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Families--Drama
  • Fathers and sons--United States--Drama
  • Coming-of-age films