Amama

"When a Tree Falls"

2015 1h 43m EU

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 12

Drama

Synopsis

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The story of a family; the story of a conflict. The rural and the urban, the past and the present, parents and their offspring: opposing ways of life struggle against one another whilst, in eloquent silence, the grandmother ('amama') watches her family’s destiny unfold.

“When a Tree Falls”

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Cast

Kandido Uranga
Tomas
Iraia Elias
Amaia
Klara Badiola
Isabel
Ander Lipus
Xabi
Amparo Badiola
Amama
Manu Uranga
Gaizka
Nagore Aranburu
Sara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Asier Altuna
Writers: Telmo Esnal, Asier Altuna, Michel Gaztambide
Languages: Spanish, Basque
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, Basque.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Laurent Dufreche shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Kandido Uranga and Iraia Elias and Klara Badiola carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When a Tree Falls".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4944620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Asier Altuna directs. Laurent Dufreche cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish, Basque.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, Basque.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Laurent Dufreche shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kandido Uranga and Iraia Elias and Klara Badiola carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "When a Tree Falls".
7IMDB entry: tt4944620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.