In a quiet Mississippi backyard, ten-year-old Davis Routledge tries to master a new rope beneath a bending willow tree while his little brother lies in a hospital miles away. As the summer morning unfolds, fertile soil and soft Bermuda grass mask a home strained by secrets and alcohol. The Bending Tree is a tender, unsettling portrait of childhood resilience, fragile hope, and how far a boy will swing to escape what waits inside his house.
In a quiet Mississippi backyard, ten-year-old Davis Routledge tries to master a new rope beneath a bending willow tree while his little brother lies in a hospital miles away. As the summer morning unfolds, fertile soil and soft Bermuda grass mask a home strained by secrets and alcohol. The Bending Tree is a tender, unsettling portrait of childhood resilience, fragile hope, and how far a boy will swing to escape what waits inside his house.
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