The Olive Tree

The Olive Tree

2016
1h 36m
6.7

6.7/10

139 votes • View on IMDb

"Never lose touch with your roots."

Overview

Alma’s family has been producing quality olive oil in the Baix Maestrat area of Spain’s Castellón for generations. Yet changing pressures in the industry have made their traditional practices economically untenable, and the family is now in the mass-production poultry business. Alma’s grandfather has not spoken in years. Sadness envelopes him, and he no longer wants to eat. His sons—Alma’s father and uncle—are impatient with him, but Alma understands her grandfather. She realizes he has been grieving for a thousand-year-old olive tree that the family has uprooted and sold to pay some debts. (A sadly common reality in Castellón at present.) Unable to bear the idea that her grandfather could die without seeing this terrible wrong corrected, Alma undertakes a quixotic mission to locate the tree and return it to the family orchard, so that her grandfather may have peace in his final days.

Status: Released

Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
Morena Films The Match Factory
Production Countries
Belgium Canada France Germany Spain
Spoken Languages
German Spanish

Quick Facts

Original Title El Olivo
Release Date May 6, 2016
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt3655972

Cast

Anna Castillo
Anna Castillo

Alma

Javier Gutiérrez
Javier Gutiérrez

Alcachofa

Pep Ambròs
Pep Ambròs

Rafa

Manuel Cucala
Manuel Cucala

Ramón

Miguel Ángel Aladrén
Miguel Ángel Aladrén

Luis

Carme Pla
Carme Pla

Vanessa

Ana Isabel Mena
Ana Isabel Mena

Sole

María Romero
María Romero

Wiki

Paula Usero
Paula Usero

Adelle

Janina Agnes Schröder
Janina Agnes Schröder

Sophie

Cris Blanco
Cris Blanco

Estrella

Paco Manzanedo
Paco Manzanedo

Nelson

Key Crew

Icíar Bollaín
Director
Juan Gordon
Producer
Pilar Benito
Executive Producer
Pedro Uriol
Executive Producer
Paul Laverty
Screenplay