The Juniper Tree (1990)

Directed by

Nietzchka Keene

Genre

drama film

Country

Iceland

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 90 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters flee their home after their mother is killed as a witch. They find shelter with a man and his son, but tensions and old resentments rise up.

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What happens

The Juniper Tree is a 1990 Icelandic medieval fantasy drama film written and directed by Nietzchka Keene. Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Juniper Tree", the film was shot in black-and-white in a small budget in 1986. It stars Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring and Geirlaug Sunna Þormar. The Juniper Tree premiered at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival, where it was selected to compete for the Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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