A magical animated feature about one man's life work to restore a barren land to forest by planting trees. Seen through the eyes of a young man who comes across a shepherd the story unfolds over many years. The narration is provided in the English version of this French Canadian animation by Christopher Plummer. A film not to be missed that leaves you feeling good and wanting to spread the wonderful message amongst others. I am not surprised that this feature won an oscar, which is rare for an animation, but this just goes to show how overlooked animation can be as a powerful medium. The only thing that does surprise me is that this feature is currently deleted on video/dvd? Two simple words: watch it!
Review of The Man Who Planted Trees
