Family Tree (2010 film)

Family Tree (French: L'Arbre et la forêt) is a 2010 French film directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. It drew its inspiration in large measure from the life of Pierre Seel, an Alsatian homosexual deported to the camp of Schirmeck, who wrote of his experiences in a book, Moi, Pierre Seel, déporté homosexuel. The film won the Prix Jean Vigo in 2009.

Family Tree
Film poster
French	L'arbre et la forêt
Directed by	Olivier Ducastel Jacques Martineau
Written by	Olivier Ducastel Jacques Martineau
Produced by	Kristina Larsen Gilles Sandoz
Starring	Guy Marchand Françoise Fabian
Cinematography	Matthieu Poirot-Delpech
Edited by	Mathilde Muyard
Production companies	Les Films du Lendemain Maïa Cinéma
Distributed by	Ad Vitam
Release dates	16 February 2010 (2010-02-16) (Berlinale) 3 March 2010 (2010-03-03) (France)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€1.8 million[1]

Cast

• Guy Marchand as Frédérick
• Françoise Fabian as Marianne
• Sabrina Seyvecou as Delphine
• Yannick Renier as Rémi
• François Negret as Guillaume
• Catherine Mouchet as Françoise
• Sandrine Dumas as Elisabeth
• Pierre-Loup Rajot as Charles, oldest son of Frédérick and Marianne