The film stars Brad Pitt as a stern , disappointed father of three children in 1950s America . Penn meets one of his grown - up sons many years later . Have you seen `` The Tree of Life '' ? While some plot and conflict is there , nothing ever really happens , is the complaint .
The film stars Brad Pitt as a stern , disappointed father of three children in 1950s America . Penn meets one of his grown - up sons many years later . While some plot and conflict is there , nothing ever really happens , is the complaint .