The Tree of Blood

2018

2h 10m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

List

55%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

59%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Audience Score

Rebeca (Úrsula Corberó) and Marc (Álvaro Cervantes) are a young couple who travel to an old hamlet that belonged to Marc's family to write their story together. During those days they will put together a great family tree with 25 years of relationships of love, heartbreak, sex, madness, jealousy and infidelity, which hides a deep mystery that marked their lives and whose discovery will put their own love story in danger.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

"The Tree of Blood" is always lovely to look at, but, at times, it's like wandering into somebody else's family reunion, where strangers are arguing intensely about people you've never met.

Feb 14, 2019

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Jordan Hoffman

TV Guide

A movie so categorically awful that I actually recommend you watch it, if only so someone could confirm that I didn't hallucinate this thing.

Feb 9, 2019

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

Different characters' different love stories come together and complement each other. [Full review in Spanish]

Apr 1, 2019

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

The nature of the script demanded focus as well as a taut, responsive execution, something that Medem was unable to enforce.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 20, 2019

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John Tones

Espinof

This is only for fans of Medem. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 5, 2019

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Joel Keller

Decider

The Tree Of Blood is 138 minutes long, but doesn't drag. As involved as you'll get in the story, though, it takes a bit of mental energy to put all the pieces together.

Feb 26, 2019

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Vitoria F

I love stories about intricate family trees, and I liked the way this one was told, with the branches slowly intertwining. Unfortunately, the film was long more because it was slow than because it was intricate. The settings are beautiful, keeping the viewer's attention while the plot drags on. But the twist about the origins of the protagonists made it worth it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/24

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Audience Member

A new story, told a new way. Full of symbolic, artistic interpretation of life's events. The concept of narrative, the illusion of perception, and insight of varied perspective, all delivered with the masterful and inspired vision of writer/director Julio Medem. Must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

This movie exhibits love passion family and affairs in a remarkably memorable and authentic manner. The acting of the mother who gave us a glimpse of mental disorder and how it authentically reveals itself in real life was truly beautiful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

If you want to laugh then this movie will do. The direction is confusing and very predictable at the same time which just makes it worse. I gave it one star because of the amazing locations and the regional background, without them I probably would have stopped watching after the first 5 minutes.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Best film hands down that I have seen in a long time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Ni a propÃ³sito se puede hacer una pelÃcula tan mala. GuiÃ³n inverosÃmil tirando a ridÃculo, repeticiÃ³n de recursos innecesaria y auto homenajes que no entran ni con calzador en la historia.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Marc

Úrsula Corberó

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Synopsis

Rebeca (Úrsula Corberó) and Marc (Álvaro Cervantes) are a young couple who travel to an old hamlet that belonged to Marc's family to write their story together. During those days they will put together a great family tree with 25 years of relationships of love, heartbreak, sex, madness, jealousy and infidelity, which hides a deep mystery that marked their lives and whose discovery will put their own love story in danger.

Director: Julio Medem
Screenwriter: Julio Medem
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Spanish (Spain)
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 8, 2019
Runtime: 2h 10m

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