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The Tree of Life is a 2011 American experimental drama film written and directed by
Terrence Malick and starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and Jessica Chastain.
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"The Tree of Life" is the impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's. The film follows
the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult
years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). Jack (played as
an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the
origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick's signature
imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as
individuals and families, but all life.
