The Man Who Planted Trees

Bambi meets Johnny Appleseed. A French shepherd quietly seeds a barren Provence landscape, one painstaking tree at a time. Animated simply, the fable reminds us that patience can accomplish almost anything.

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Frédéric Back directed The Man Who Planted Trees in 1987. See Frédéric Back's full filmography, where to start with Frédéric Back, or where to go after you've seen everything by Frédéric Back.

The Man Who Planted Trees was released in 1987 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 30 minutes.