THE TREE

DREVO

By Sonja PROSENC

TRANSILVANIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - as FEST

First film - Completed 2014

Three people, three destinies, one story.

Festivals
& Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2014
East of the West - Competition
FSF 2014
FIPRESCI PRIZE Best film
FSF 2014
Best cinematography award
FSF 2014
Best actor award
FSF 2014
Best music score
LET'S CEE VIENNA 2014
Promising Debuts
Film by the Sea 2014
BEST FILM YOUTH JURY AWARD
Mumbai FF 2014
Best feature film nom.
    • Year of production
    • 2014
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • SLOVENIA
    • Languages
    • SLOVENIAN
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sonja PROSENC
    • Writer(s)
    • Mitja LIČEN, Sonja PROSENC
    • Producer(s)
    • Rok SEČEN (Monoo), Sandra RŽEN (Monoo), Sonja PROSENC (Monoo)
    • Synopsis
    • One story, three angles. In three chapters, the film’s plot is told through the eyes of two brothers and their mother Milena as we witness a tragic situation which befalls the family as the result of an accident. The two sons, adolescent Alek and his younger sibling Veli, are unable to leave their house, the only place where they feel safe. After a period of time, however, their refuge becomes a prison for the boys.… Debut director and screenwriter Sonja Prosenc deftly breathes life into an original concept which helps her keep the viewer in a constant state of tension. The lead-up to the family tragedy gradually unfolds as an intimate drama conveyed via a nonlinear narrative; emphasis is placed on creating an increasingly dense atmosphere as the story develops. The impact of the film is heightened by the striking, in places almost claustrophobic, images created by cameraman Mitja Ličen, who also co-scripted the film. (from KVIFF presentation)
    • Beginning of shooting
    • May 01, 2013