Coming soon to theaters is The Sea of Trees directed by Gus Van Sant. Matthew McConaughey stars as an American professor, who heads to Japan’s infamous forest to kill himself when he crosses paths with a stranger.
The film also stars Naomi Watts and Ken Watanabe. While it should have been well-received by critics, it wasn’t and it didn’t fair well at the Cannes Film Festival when it premiered last year.
The official synopsis for the film states:
In this powerful story of love and redemption, Matthew McConaughey stars as Arthur Brennan, an American professor who travels to Japan in the midst of a personal crisis. As he wanders through a mysterious forest with a dark past, he experiences flashbacks of his fraught but loving relationship with his wife, Joan (Naomi Watts), and meets an enigmatic stranger, Takumi (Ken Watanabe), who is lost and injured. Arthur devotes himself to saving Takumi and returning him home to safety, and the two embark on a spiritual, life-changing journey of friendship, discovery, and healing—one which may ultimately re-connect Arthur with his love for his wife.
