The Juniper Tree
“A dark tale of witchcraft and mysticism”
Margit and her older sister Katla flee for safety after their mother is burned to death for witchcraft. Finding shelter with Johan and his resentful young son, Jonas, the sisters help form an impromptu family unit that’s soon strained by Katla’s burgeoning sorcery.
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Cast
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Nietzchka Keene Director · Larry Lipkis Composer Randolph Sellars Cinematographer
United States release April 10, 1990 · Produced in Iceland · Production Lookout Mountain Films
Production
Keene/Moyroud Productions
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Lookout Mountain Films
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Iceland
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Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · April 10, 1990
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 1990
Limited theatrical
Iceland · February 12, 1993
Theatrical
United States
January 19, 1991 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
France
May 8, 2019 · Theatrical
September 8, 2020 · Physical · Capricci (BR/DVD)
Japan
February 10, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Tokyo
United Kingdom
November 30, 2022 · Digital
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