The Willow Tree

The Willow Tree

200596 min6.8 / 10

A contemplative drama about mortality, faith, and the possibility of renewal, centered on a blind professor's struggle with terminal illness and his uncertain return home.

Youssef, a blind university professor, is suddenly diagnosed with a fatal disease and must undergo treatment in France. Back home, will he find the life he had before?

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