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| Drugs/Alcohol: | -- |
| Run Time: | 140 |
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| Video Release: | 11 Oct 2011 |
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Why Is The Tree of Life Rated PG-13?
Violence: Parents learn of a child’s death. A mother treats a child’s bloody wound. Kids mock others. Police take away criminals. A dad teaches his boys to exchange punches and later tries to slap his child for talking back. Some domestic abuse between a husband and wife is shown. A father’s anger impacts his family’s home life. A child drowns in a swimming pool. While playing with a BB gun, one boy is shot in the finger. A boy steals a woman’s lingerie. A group of boys vandalize a neighbor’s property.
Sexual Content: A pregnant woman’s belly is shown.
Language: The script contains a couple of profanities and a crude anatomical term.
Alcohol / Drug Use: Some secondary characters smoke.
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
