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Under the Tree

Undir trénu (Under the Tree)

2017

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson

Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann ...

6.3

2,055

Drama. Comedy. Mystery A man is accused of adultery by his fiancée and forced to move in with his parents. While he fights for custody of his four-year-old daughter, he is gradually sucked into a dispute between his parents and their neighbours regarding an old and beautiful tree.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Memorably mordant (...) Savage black comedy passes almost imperceptibly into stunned, visceral tragedy"	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Maintaining an unrelentingly gleeful grip on the film’s tone, Mr. Sigurdsson skillfully whips absurdist comedy and chilling tragedy into a froth of surging hostilities"	POS
United States	J.R. Kinnard Seattle Times	"Darkly comic and submerged in irony (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Sarah Ward Screendaily	"Unsettlingly perceptive as well as absurdly comedic (...) 'Under the Tree' proves cool in hue, calm in pacing and collected in framing, even as on-screen hostilities heat up"	POS
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"It comes as a surprise that Icelandic director Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson packs so much emotional depth into 'Under the Tree' (...) Easy to watch, funny and thoughtful (...) Sigurdsson really projects a distinctive voice."	POS
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"For all of Sigurðsson's theoretical interest in empathy, he's awfully hard on his female characters (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice	"The first scenes are hilarious (...) Sigurðsson maintains exquisite control of our expectations"	POS

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