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Its main cast includes Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Jessica Chastain, and Tye Sheridan in his debut feature film role. The film chronicles the origins and meaning of life by way of a middle-aged man's childhood memories of his family living in 1950s Texas, interspersed with imagery of the origins of the universe and the inception of life on Earth.</p> </div> </section> <section class="movie-information"> <div class="headline"> <h3>Movie Info</h3> </div> <div class="official-site"> <div class="sub-headline"> <h4>Official Site</h4> </div> <div class="charactList"> <a href="https://www.criterion.com/films/28576-the-tree-of-life">https://www.criterion.com/films/28576-the-tree-of-life</a> </div> </div> <div class="budget"> <div class="sub-headline"> <h4>Budget</h4> </div> <div class="charactList"> $32,000,000 </div> </div> <div class="box-office"> <div class="sub-headline"> <h4>Box Office</h4> </div> <div class="charactList"> $58,409,247 </div> </div> <div class="themes"> <div class="sub-headline"> <h4>Themes</h4> </div> <div class="charactList"> <a href = "/characteristic/theme/family-relationships-at5008" title="Family Relationships">Family Relationships</a> | <a href = "/characteristic/theme/independent-at5011" title="Independent">Independent</a> | <a href = "/characteristic/theme/mind-bending-experimental-at5018" title="Mind-Bending/Experimental">Mind-Bending/Experimental</a> | <a href = "/characteristic/theme/spiritual-religious-at5025" title="Spiritual/Religious">Spiritual/Religious</a> </div> </div> <div class="keywords"> <div class="sub-headline"> <h4>Tags</h4> </div> <div class="charactList"> 1950s, Afterlife, Brother Brother Relationship, Childhood, Coming Of Age, Coming Of Age/Teen, Death/Extinction, Dinosaur, Family Relationships, Independent, Meteor, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Spiritual/Religious, Sun, Telegram, Texas, Tree, Tree Of Life </div> </div> <div class="attributes"> <div class="sub-headline"> <h4>Attributes</h4> </div> <div class="charactList"> <span class="attributeListItem">Filming Location: Iceland</span><br><span class="attributeListItem">Narrative Location: 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