Bob and the Trees (2015)

Directed by

Diego Ongaro

Genre

drama film

Country

France, United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A farmer and logger in the Berkshires tries to earn money during winter with his son and wife. The film follows their daily work and family interactions.

slow-burnnaturalisticearthygrittycontemplativeintimateunsentimentalquiet

What happens

Bob and the Trees is a 2015 American fictional vérité drama film that won the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Shot in The Berkshires, Bob and the Trees follows farmer and logger Bob Tarasuk (played by himself), his son and business partner Matt (Matthew Gallagher), and Bob's wife Polly (Polly MacIntyre) as they work to earn money during winter. The film, Diego Ongaro's feature-length directorial debut, premiered in the noncompetitive Next section of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in January 2015, where it was met with positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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