The Juniper Tree

Set in medieval Iceland, The Juniper Tree follows Margit and her older sister Katla as they flee for safety after their mother is burned to death for witchcraft. Finding shelter and protection 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. Photographed entirely on location in the stunning landscapes of Iceland in spectacular black-and-white by Randy Sellars, The Juniper Tree is a deeply atmospheric film, evocative of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Day of Wrath and Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring, and filled with indelible waking dream sequences. A potent allegory for misogyny and its attendant tragedies, The Juniper Tree is a major rediscovery for art house audiences.