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The Sound of Trees

Name: The Sound of Trees
Director: François Péloquin
Released: 2015
Duration: 77 min

Representation Score

4.3/10

Fair

2015

Director

François Péloquin

Runtime

77 minutes

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The film primarily serves as a regional drama centered on familial tension and the erosion of traditional rural life. It stands out by challenging the archetype of a stable patriarch, presenting him as a figure struggling with his son's rejection of his legacy. However, the narrative remains limited in its demographic scope. Focusing on a localized, homogeneous family unit in Quebec restricts the film's exploration of diverse backgrounds. Overall, while the film questions industrial and familial structures, it falls short in explicitly representing LGBTQ+ identities or disability.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Sound of Trees have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film doesn't include any explicit references to LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships. While the protagonist's desire to leave his village might hint at a search for identity, there are no clear queer themes.

How does The Sound of Trees portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around the tension between Régis and Jérémie. It challenges traditional patriarchal norms by showing the father's authority as a source of despair rather than stability.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Sound of Trees?

Limited

Set in Quebec's Bas-Saint-Laurent region, the film focuses on a localized, homogeneous family unit. There is no indication of a diverse racial or ethnic cast.

How does The Sound of Trees represent religion and culture?

Good

The film questions rural institutions by portraying the family sawmill as a place of stagnation. It emphasizes individual desires over traditional communal or familial obligations.

Does The Sound of Trees include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional patriarchal roles by depicting the father's authority as a source of conflict.
Questions rural and industrial traditions by framing generational labor as a site of stagnation.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight narratives.
Shows a lack of racial and ethnic diversity within the localized setting.
Provides no representation of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

At 17, Jérémie dreams of a better place, far from the family sawmill and his native village in Bas-Saint-Laurent. The situation despairs his father Régis, who blames a small-time drug dealer for this disinterest. When the older brother leaves, the lives of Jérémie and Régis are turned upside down.

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