Under the Tree

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Under the Tree

2018

1h 29m

Comedy

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When Baldvin and Inga's next-door neighbors complain that a tree in the couple's backyard casts a shadow over their sun deck, what starts off as a typical spat between suburbanites soon spirals violently and unexpectedly out of control.

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Under the Tree leads viewers into decidedly bleak territory, but it's leavened by sly intelligence and a surprising sense of humor.

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Demetrios Matheou

London Evening Standard

This is a cracking film, though the good people of the Icelandic tourist board may be holding their heads in their hands.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 20, 2018

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

A remarkable writer-director gifted with razor-sharp wit and an uncanny grasp of human foibles, Sigurðsson is the best approximation to a 21st century Billy Wilder that contemporary cinema has to offer.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 14, 2018

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

It's a striking, if slightly silly, curio from the writer-director Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson: 85 minutes of Bergman-lite topped off with five minutes of Tarantino.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 10, 2018

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Dan Scully

Cinema76

At a time where catharsis increasingly takes precedent over progress, Under the Tree has become essential.

Mar 20, 2020

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John Tones

Espinof

The movie's humor is cooked at low temperature, discreetly, with small explosions of cruelty.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 12, 2019

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Naila Scargill

Trebuchet

A deliciously dark satire that examines the fragile nature of civility in a suburban setting, where it can take very little to provoke savagery and the collapse of a delicate social order.

Feb 28, 2019

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Soldiers o

"Who can stop grief's avalanche once it starts to roll" (Euripides).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/15/24

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Wolfgang G

Under the Tree ist eine düstere Schwarze Komödie von Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson… Weil der Baum von Inga und Baldvin einen Schatten auf das Grundstück der betuchten Nachbarn wirft, entsteht ein heftiger Streit zwischen dem Ehepaar und ihren Nachbarn… Streitende Nachbarn, wer kennt das nicht, aber dieser Streit eskaliert… Eine schwarze Komödie mit giftigem Humor aus Island… Die Charaktere sind gut ausgearbeitet und die Schauspieler sind überzeugend… Gesamthandlung der Inszenierung solide und glaubwürdig…

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Audience Member

Dramat o walniętej babie i sąsiedzkiej spinie. Zbędny wątek żony młodego. 2/3 filmu rozwleczone i nudne. Ciekawsza końcówka z mocniejszym wydźwiękiem

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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chris k

If you're into a bit of wry - deeply cruel - humour, you're absolutely going to love this.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

THERE IS NO REASON TO WATCH THIS FILM. I’m very open-minded in my tastes, and this was so bad it’s maddening.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/20

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les n

Entertaining until the final 2 minutes with the silly Hollywood ending.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

When Baldvin and Inga's next-door neighbors complain that a tree in the couple's backyard casts a shadow over their sun deck, what starts off as a typical spat between suburbanites soon spirals violently and unexpectedly out of control.

Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Producer: Grímar Jónsson, Sindri Páll Kjartansson, Þór Sigurjónsson
Screenwriter: Huldar Breiðfjörð, Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Madants, One Two Films, Profile Pictures, Netop Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Icelandic
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 6, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 9, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $66.4K
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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