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  • 2021
  • PG
  • Constantin Film
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2021
  • PG
  • Constantin Film
  • 1 h 41 m
The Hidden Life of Trees

Summary A walk in the woods will never be the same after watching this documentary The Hidden Life of Trees. Based on his best-selling book that profoundly changed our understanding of forests, renowned forester & writer Peter Wohlleben guides us through his most enlightening ideas. Presenting his ecological, biological and academic expertise wi...

Directed By: Jörg Adolph, Jan Haft

Written By: Peter Wohlleben, Jörg Adolph

  • 2021
  • PG
  • Constantin Film
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2021
  • PG
  • Constantin Film
  • 1 h 41 m

The Hidden Life of Trees

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Summary A walk in the woods will never be the same after watching this documentary The Hidden Life of Trees. Based on his best-selling book that profoundly changed our understanding of forests, renowned forester & writer Peter Wohlleben guides us through his most enlightening ideas. Presenting his ecological, biological and academic expertise wi...

Directed By: Jörg Adolph, Jan Haft

Written By: Peter Wohlleben, Jörg Adolph

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Jul 15, 2021
The documentary The Hidden Life of Trees uses the sensorial capacities of cinema to thrillingly visualize Wohlleben’s observations.
By Devika Girish FULL REVIEW
82
Aug 26, 2021
Based on the 2015 book of the same title, The Hidden Life of Trees is a documentary both simple and startling.
By Kate Taylor FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 26, 2021
If you’re tempted into the woods by this film, maybe you’ll be a little more open to the idea of “individual rights” gathered in number to battle “corporate rights” in search of a more sane and sustainable way of looking at the forest, and the trees within it.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 16, 2021
By the end of this film, you might think that understanding trees on such human terms is not even close to doing them justice.
By Nell Minow FULL REVIEW
58
Sep 22, 2021
The film is full of lovely images, macro close-ups and time-lapse photography mixed in with some inspirational politics...But by the end, this gentle meandering film about a man who loves forests feels at least half-nonsensical.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Constantin Film
Release Date Jul 16, 2021
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating PG
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Website http://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/262641.html
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Awards

Vancouver International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
• 1 Nomination

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