The Sea of Trees
2015 American drama mystery film by Gus Van Sant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sea of Trees is a 2015 American drama mystery film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Chris Sparling. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts, Katie Aselton and Jordan Gavaris.
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| Directed by | Gus Van Sant |
| Written by | Chris Sparling |
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| Cinematography | Kasper Tuxen |
| Edited by | Pietro Scalia |
| Music by | Mason Bates |
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| Distributed by | A24 |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Japanese |
| Budget | $25 million[1] |
| Box office | $850,985[2] |
The film is about an American man who attempts suicide in Aokigahara, an infamous suicide hotspot in Japan, where he meets a Japanese man who is there for the same reason. Principal photography began on July 28, 2014, in Foxborough, Massachusetts; the production moved to Japan in September of the same year. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
The film was released on August 26, 2016, by A24.[5] It received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing mere $825,577 on a $25 million budget.
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