English couple Tim (Andrew Garfield) and Polly (Claire Foy) relocate from the city to the countryside after Polly quits her job. Their three children are horrified at the decision to swap creature comforts and gadgets for a bare-bones barn with no electricity, running water or internet access. Tim and Polly want to grow tomatoes; at least two of the children want to hotfoot it back to the city.
Where is the Wi-Fi, the youngest, Joe (Phoenix Laroche), keeps plaintively asking. When handed a copy of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, the eldest, Beth (Delilah Bennett-Cardy), scoffs: this is about the oppression of the patriarchy. Also Beth: trees are literally the more boring things in the world.
Only the middle child Fran (Billie Gadsdon) appreciates her new surroundings. Beth has spoken too soon: trees are anything but dull, as the curious and sensitive Fran finds out.
The fairy Silky invites Fran to an enchanted tree that is not only filled with wondrous beings, but is also a portal into other realms. Fran and her siblings discover the magic that lies beyond devices and mobile phones – a magic that produces an unlimited supply of sweets and lets them make wishes that are always fulfilled but causes trouble too.
Silky, Moonface,...
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