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The Tree

The Tree

The Tree

Sometimes The Road Back Home Takes The Journey Of A Lifetime

2017•1h 35m•

★7.0(2 ratings)

DramaFamily

Overview

Inspired by an actual friendship between the director's mother and his mother's best friend, 'The Tree' is a poignant, heart-warming story about an 88 year-old widow (Dorothy Thorp) who takes a road trip from Wamego, Kansas, back to Terre Haute, Indiana, to visit her oldest and dearest childhood friend.

Director

Stephen Wallace Pruitt

Writers

Mary Settle Pruitt, Stephen Wallace Pruitt

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Main Cast

Joicie Appell

Joicie Appell

Dorothy Thorpe

Joicie Appell

Joicie Appell

Dorothy Thorp

Laura Kirk

Laura Kirk

Marge McMillan

Cedric Houle

Cedric Houle

Sam

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Direction

Director:

Stephen Wallace Pruitt

Writing

Writer: Mary Settle Pruitt
Writer: Stephen Wallace Pruitt

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Sometimes The Road Back Home Takes The Journey Of A Lifetime"

#2

The production budget was $60.0K.

#3

The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).

#4

The film was directed by Stephen Wallace Pruitt.

#5

The screenplay was written by Mary Settle Pruitt and Stephen Wallace Pruitt.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt6206204.

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Rating

7.0/10

Good

2 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Tree

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Budget:

$60,000