“The Tree” to close the Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival has just announced the closing film of the festival. In a press release they stated the following:

Julie Bertucelli ’s film, “The Tree”, with Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas and Aden Young, will be presented at the Closing Ceremony of the 63rd Festival de Cannes. Shot in Australia, the film is an adaptation of Judy Pascoe’s novel, “Our Father Who Art in the Tree”.

The film will be screened on Sunday May 23rd once the Award ceremony, presided by the American filmmaker Tim Burton, is over. The Festival de Cannes opens on Wednesday May 12th with Robin Hood, by Ridley Scott.