

The Shyness of Trees
2025-10-19 · 9 min · ★ 7.3
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...
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- Sofia Chuikovska, Loick du Plessis D'Argentre, Lina Han, Simin He, Jiaxin Huang, Maud Le Bras, Bingqing Shu
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- Gobelins
- Countries
- France
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- Released
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