The Tree of Knowledge
Marcos, a middle-aged philosophy professor, discovers a tree in the university garden whose fruits grant absolute knowledge. His colleague Elena, a skeptical biologist, initially laughs at his theory, but when students begin quoting unpublished works by Kant, the situation spirals out of control. Soon the entire campus is gripped by intellectual fever: botanists debate philologists about the nature of reality, while a janitor suddenly solves the dark matter problem. Authorities try to conceal the phenomenon, but the tree keeps bearing fruit, questioning the very value of human cognition. The film explores the boundaries between wisdom and madness in a world where anyone can become a genius with one bite.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | A Árvore do Conhecimento |
| Year | 2025 |
| Country | Portugal, France |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Director | Eugène Green |
| Runtime | 100 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.5/10 (1 votes) |
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The director employs static shots and lengthy dialogues, creating the atmosphere of a university lecture hall where every debate is a performance. Humor emerges from the contrast between lofty concepts and mundane situations.
Anyone ready for intellectual playfulness will find the film's absurdity cutting deeper than expected. What lingers after the credits is the unsettling question of whether ignorance might sometimes be kinder than truth. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Eugène Green
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In a campus courtyard during a lively debate between departments.
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