The Olive Tree
The Olive Tree is a 2016 drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín and written by Paul Laverty starring Anna Castillo alongside Javier Gutiérrez and Pep Ambròs. It was shortlisted as one of three films as the Spanish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but was not selected.
Plot
Alma is a 20-year-old girl and adores her grandfather, a man who has not spoken for years. When the elderly man also refuses to eat, the girl decides to recover the millenary tree that the family sold against his will. In order to succeed, she needs to count on her uncle, a victim of the crisis, her friend Rafa, and her whole town to help her. The problem is to find out where in Europe the olive tree is.
More details
author | Paul Laverty |
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contentLocation | Spain |
director | Icíar Bollaín |
editor | Nacho Ruiz Capillas |
genre | drama |
keywords | elderly man |
musicBy | Pascal Gaigne |
producer | Juan Gordon |
productionCompany | Morena Films The Match Factory |
publisher | eOne Films |
theme | road movie |