Treeless Mountain

Name: Treeless Mountain
Released: April 22, 2009
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 75

2009

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Oscilloscope Pictures | Release Date: April 22, 2009 | Not Rated

Summary: When their mother needs to leave in order to find their estranged father, seven year-old Jin and her younger sister, Bin, are left to live with their Big Aunt for the summer. With only a small piggy bank and their mother's promise to return when it is full, the two young girls are forced to acclimate to changes in their family life.When their mother needs to leave in order to find their estranged father, seven year-old Jin and her younger sister, Bin, are left to live with their Big Aunt for the summer. With only a small piggy bank and their mother's promise to return when it is full, the two young girls are forced to acclimate to changes in their family life. Counting the days, and the coins, the two bright-eyed young girls eagerly anticipate their mother's homecoming. But when the bank fills up, and with their mother still not back, Big Aunt decides that she can no longer tend to the children. Taken to live on their grandparents' farm, it is here that Jin comes to learn the importance of family bonds. [Oscilloscope Laboratories]… Expand

Director: So Yong Kim

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 89 min

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Peter Rainer

In the end, this melancholy, inspiriting movie achieves a breathtaking emotional harmoniousness. Read full review

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G. Allen Johnson

A minimalist masterpiece. Read full review

J. Hoberman

Treeless Mountain is skillfully unsentimental--because of, but also despite, the presence of two irresistible, unself-conscious performers in virtually every scene. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

It's in this final chapter that the director states his message, which is handled so lightly, almost incidentally, you might miss it. But it's a profound one. For what the girls learn is that the way to get what they want -- no, need -- isn't by hoarding something, but by letting go. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

With Treeless Mountain, Kim establishes herself as a first-class filmmaker. Read full review

Elizabeth Kerr

Without wallowing in sentimentality or judging any of her characters, Kim has drawn a mature portrait of an elementary school girl old before her time and a loss of childhood that rings true on every level. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

The problem with this American indie filmed in Korea is that, despite the captivating faces and sad predicament of these little girls, nothing much happens. Read full review

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PabloL

Mar 29, 2010

Why do critics think that something must happen for a film to be good? This is a wonderful film, the action is on the faces and understanding of the two little girls, the message is almost Zen in its minimalism.

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KevinV

Oct 28, 2009

Treeless Mountain is a quietly adorable little movie in which nothing much happens. It's filmed from the perspective of two little girls whose mother has left them, and I found the portrayal quite convincing. The film bogs down towards the end, but the situation, acting, and Treeless Mountain is a quietly adorable little movie in which nothing much happens. It's filmed from the perspective of two little girls whose mother has left them, and I found the portrayal quite convincing. The film bogs down towards the end, but the situation, acting, and cinematography were compelling enough to carry through the whole movie.… Expand

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RonG

Jan 2, 2010

Great acting but doesn't gp anywhere.

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