The Willow Tree

2007 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Youssef, a blind university professor, is suddenly diagnosed with a fatal disease and must undergo treatment in France. Back home, will he find the life he had before?

Scores

Overall Score
46.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
49.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.8%
Review Aggregate
81.1

Critic Consensus

86.7% Fresh • 15 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 15 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, emotional, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

suspensefulemotionallightheartedvisually strikingdarkcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Parviz Parastui2007$1,000$1,000(est)
Roya Taymourian2007$0$1,000(est)
Afarin Obeisi2007$0$1,000(est)
Mohamad Reza Amir Naji2007$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes4,659

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$25,752$38,970
International2007$25,747$38,962
Worldwide2007$51,499$77,932

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2007$23,175$35,070
Digital Rentals ?2007$170,000$257,255
Digital Purchases ?2007$63,000$95,336
Physical Rentals ?2007$2,929,000$4,432,356
Physical Purchases ?2007$6,581,000$9,958,802
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,000$113,495
Total Revenues2007$9,841,175$14,892,313
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$394,000$596,227
Residuals ?2007$707,000$1,069,879
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$1,481,000$2,241,147
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$8,360,175$12,651,167

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