The Mango Tree (1977)

Directed by

Kevin James Dobson

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy grows up in a small Australian town before World War I. He forms deep bonds with his grandmother and a quirky old man, learning about life, loss, and the passage of time.

slow-burnmelancholicvisually lushbittersweetnostalgicearthypoignant

What happens

The Mango Tree is a 1977 Australian drama film directed by Kevin James Dobson and starring Geraldine Fitzgerald and Sir Robert Helpmann. Lead actor Christopher Pate is the son of actor Michael Pate who also produced and wrote the film. It is based on the book of the same name, by Ronald McKie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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