Mr. Tree

2011 1h 28m ZH

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 56

Drama

Synopsis

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Teased by hallucinations, Shu, a slacker living in a rural village, struggles with an ever-loosening grip on reality. Yet when one of his visions manifests as real, his fellow villagers come to regard him as a clairvoyant. Can Shu genuinely see into the future? Is he actually just a basket case? Or is he perhaps more lucid than he seems, and pulling a fast one on everyone?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wang Baoqiang
Shu
Tan Zhuo
张小梅
He Jie
Ping Ping
Li Jingyi
陈艺馨
Bai Peijiang
树的弟弟
Wang Dazhi
树的哥哥
Liu Bo
Er Zhu
Wang Yabin
树的哥哥女友

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Han Jie
Writers: Han Jie
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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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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Directed by Han Jie, shot by Lai Yiu-Fai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Wang Baoqiang and Tan Zhuo and He Jie carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2043878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Han Jie directs. Lai Yiu-Fai behind the camera. Matthieu Laclau cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Han Jie, shot by Lai Yiu-Fai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Matthieu Laclau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Wang Baoqiang and Tan Zhuo and He Jie carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2043878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.