Treeless Mountain (2009): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Treeless Mountain is a 2009 film directed by So Yong Kim. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes and earned $124,023 worldwide. It earned 1 award nomination, including Best Cinematography at the Spirit Awards 2010. Critics gave it 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and 75 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.0/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Director
- So Yong Kim
- Original language
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Korean - Studio
- Oscilloscope Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Treeless Mountain About?
The premise of Treeless Mountain without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
As summer ends, seven-year-old Jin and her younger sister Bin are separated from their mother and must adjust to life with their Big Aunt. They carefully manage their limited resources, counting coins and marking the days until their mother’s expected return. While waiting, they live on their grandparents’ traditional farm, where Jin learns valuable lessons about resilience and the importance of family bonds as hope begins to fade.
Treeless Mountain Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- 3 year old
- hyphen in title
- punctuation in title
- 6 year old
- girl
- seoul
- money
- aunt
- grasshopper
- coin
- piggy bank
- school
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- tracksuit
- written by director
- child protagonist
- two word title
- title directed by female
- bow
- saving money
- shoe
- shoes
- alcoholic
- alcoholic aunt
- child neglect
- child abandonment
- mother abandons daughter
- roast potato
- branch
- stick
- firewood
- punishment
- bun
- dumpling
- crying
- rice
- sweet potato
- reference to heidi
- tag the game
- grandfather
- grandmother
- grandmother granddaughter relationship
- bedwetting
- neighbor
- bus stop
- bus
- crayon
- hand clapping game
- singing
- eating insect
- child's point of view
The Director of Treeless Mountain
Directed by So Yong Kim.
- Director So Yong Kim
More from So Yong Kim
More films directed by So Yong Kim, best-rated first: In Between Days, Lovesong, For Ellen and Spark and Light.
Treeless Mountain Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Treeless Mountain 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and 75 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.0/10.
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IMDb 7.0 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 86% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 72%
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Metacritic 75 Metascore
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TMDB 70% User score
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Treeless Mountain Plot Summary
What happens in Treeless Mountain from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Jin is an intelligent young girl who shares her life with her mother and younger sister, Bin. While she excels in her studies, she often finds herself distracted from household responsibilities and has occasional bedwetting incidents. One day, upon returning home, Jin discovers that people are emptying their family apartment of furniture. This unsettling experience prompts their mother to take Jin and Bin to stay with Big Aunt, their paternal aunt who lives outside the hustle and bustle of the city. Before parting ways, their mother leaves them a piggy bank, assuring them that Big Aunt will reward them with change for their good behavior; once the bank is full, she promises to return.
Full summary
The whole story of Treeless Mountain, scene by scene
Treeless Mountain Box Office
Treeless Mountain grossed $124,023 worldwide. $60,336 came from the US and Canada and $63,687 (51%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$124K
- US & Canada
- $60.3K
- International
- $63.7K
Treeless Mountain Awards & Nominations
Treeless Mountain earned 1 award nomination, including Best Cinematography at the Spirit Awards 2010.
1 nomination1 ceremony
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Spirit Awards 2010 1 nomination- Nominated Best Cinematography
Treeless Mountain Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Treeless Mountain.
How Well Do You Know Treeless Mountain?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the young girl who struggles with abandonment in the film?
Cars in Treeless Mountain
25 cars on screen, including the 2000 Hyundai Aero City and the 2004 Daewoo Damas II.
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2000 Hyundai Aero City Minor role -
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1997 Daewoo Nubira Background role -
2004 Daewoo Rezzo Background role
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Treeless Mountain FAQ: Box Office, Awards & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings, awards, post-credit scenes and language of Treeless Mountain, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Treeless Mountain?
Treeless Mountain runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Treeless Mountain released?
Treeless Mountain was released on April 22, 2009.
Who directed Treeless Mountain?
Treeless Mountain was directed by So Yong Kim.
More films by So Yong Kim How much did Treeless Mountain make at the box office?
Treeless Mountain grossed $124,023 worldwide ($60,336 domestic, $63,687 international).
How is Treeless Mountain rated?
Treeless Mountain has 7.0/10 on IMDb, 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic and 70% on TMDB.
Was Treeless Mountain nominated for any awards?
Treeless Mountain received 1 nomination across 1 ceremony.
Does Treeless Mountain have a post-credit scene?
No. Treeless Mountain has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Treeless Mountain in?
The original language of Treeless Mountain is Korean.
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