

Leaning on the tree
0.0(0)202513m0
An apocalyptic sound of roaring machines incessantly intrudes into the habitats of man and nature. Barren landscapes and deserted villages linger in hypnotic restlessness. A self-destructive system meets resistance.
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- Language
- No Language
- human vs nature
- nature
- coal mining
- coal mine
- activism
- climate change activism
- abandoned housing estate
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Release dates
AustriaAT
- Theatrical (limited)Pillusion Film Festival6 Sept 2025
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA
- Theatrical (limited)Silver Frame Film Festival14 Jul 2025
CroatiaHR
- Theatrical (limited)FUSE - Film Under Severe Experiment7 Jun 2025
- Theatrical (limited)Okolišni filmski festival23 Apr 2026
FranceFR
- Theatrical (limited)Festival International du Film de Nancy Lorraine28 Jun 2026
GermanyDE
- Premiere41. Kasseler Dokfest14 Nov 2024
- Theatrical (limited)Stranger Than Fiction Dokumentarfilmfest NRW29 Jan 2025
- Theatrical (limited)Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg23 Mar 2025
- Theatrical (limited)Euro Shorts Dortmund28 May 2025
- Theatrical (limited)Filmfest Aachen5 Sept 2025
- Theatrical (limited)dokumentART European Film Festival Neubrandenburg10 Oct 2025
- Theatrical (limited)Hammer Kurzfilmnächte8 Nov 2025
- Theatrical (limited)Stuttgarter Filmwinter14 Jan 2026
- Theatrical (limited)Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg Mo & Friese5 Jun 2026
- Theatrical (limited)Greenmotions Filmfestival12 Nov 2026
ItalyIT
- Theatrical (limited)TERRAE Film Fest13 Sept 2025
- Theatrical (limited)Giuseppe Šebesta Prize for anthropological cinema28 Nov 2025
North MacedoniaMK
- Theatrical (limited)MakeDox25 Aug 2025
SerbiaRS
- Theatrical (limited)Short Documentary Film Festival Bistre Reke (Clear Rivers)6 Sept 2025
SwitzerlandCH
- Theatrical (limited)Brugger Dokumentarfilmtage19 Sept 2025
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Leaning on the tree was released on 29 January 2025.
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