The Tree

In a small section of innercity Cape Town Chantal a fugitive addict loses track of her child Jona when she leaves him behind all alone to turn one final trick Dawid a frustrated cop faces up to the demons from a traumatic childhood Samiah a young nurse clings to a disintegrating bubble of fantasy that shields her from facing life on lifes terms Aphiwe an upandcoming art director in a crumbling relationship is confronted by his fear of connection as he looks for salvation beyond his impenetrable personal boundaries In a city wracked by conflict contradiction and harsh battles for survival the four main characters each discover surprising and profound truths about their purposes as human beings through their inextricable connections to others Fear meets hope Anger meets love Loss meets meaning One night one city four lives changed forever and bound together by the unblinking gaze of an innocent child