| The Magnetic Tree | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Isabel de Ayguavives |
| Producer: | Sergio Gándara, Ignacio Monge, Rafael Álvarez, Leonora Gonzalez |
| Starring: | Andrés Gertrúdix, Manuela Martelli, Catalina Saavedra, Gonzalo Robles, Juan Pablo Larenas, Edgardo Bruna, Ximena Rivas, Otilio Castro, Blanca Lewin, Daniel Alcaíno, Agustín Silva, Lisette Lastra, Antonia Zilleruelo, Felipe Misa, Dominga Zilleruelo |
| Music: | Nico Casal |
| Cinematography: | Alberto D. Centeno |
| Editing: | José Manuel Jiménez |
| Studio: | Dos Treinta y Cinco P.C. / Parox / Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) |
| Distributor: | Urban Distribution International |
| Runtime: | 85 |
| Country: | Chile, Spain |
| Language: | Spanish |
The Magnetic Tree (Spanish; Castilian: El árbol magnético) is a Chilean Spanish co-produced film written and directed by Isabel de Ayguavives and filmed in Chile.[1] The Magnetic Tree is Isabel de Ayguavives' debut feature film.
The film premiered at the 2013 San Sebastián International Film Festival.[2]
Bruno, a young immigrant, returns to Chile from Germany after a long absence and stays with his cousins in the countryside. The family is gathered to bid farewell to their house, which is about to be sold. During their stay, they visit a local curiosity that Bruno remembers fondly - the "Magnetic Tree". The tree has a mysterious magnetic force so powerful that it can pull cars towards itself.
As the family spends time together, they engage in free and open conversations that reveal the complex emotions that come with familial relationships.