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The Shyness of Trees
The Shyness of Trees

Movie·2025·0h 9m

The Shyness of Trees

Directed By

Lina Han

Country

France

Language

French

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// overview

The Story

Hélène, 40 years old, comes to visit her aging mother in the French countryside. But her mother isn't being her usual self. She seems to have formed a strange bond with the plants, insects, and the old oak tree at the end of her garden...

Written By

Lina Han

Themes

countrysidegardennaturedeathdying motherdying womanmetaphormother daughter relationshipplantshuman in natureanimationtrees

Production House

Gobelins

Audience Score

70%

2 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

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// cast

Cast

Frédérique Cantrel

Hélène's Mother

Nahla Attali

Hélène

// crew

Crew

Sofia Chuikovska

Director, Writer

Loick du Plessis D'Argentre

Director, Writer

Lina Han

Director

Lina Han

Writer

Simin He

Director, Writer

Jiaxin Huang

Director, Writer

Maud Le Bras

Director, Writer

Bingqing Shu

Director, Writer

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