The Olive Tree (2016)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 0.3508848214285714 |
Directed By
Icíar Bollaín
Crew
Sergi Gallardo
Icíar Bollaín
Pascal Gaigne
Mireia Juárez
Anja Fromm
Ángela Nahum
Pelayo Gutiérrez
Iñaki Díez
Cristina Foradada
Susa Sasserath
Marcela Barreto
Georg Nonnenmacher
José Haro
Fran Cruz
Tito Arcas
Núria Casanueva
Marino Scandurra
Diego S. Staub
Juan Gordon
Laia Colet
Irene Milla
Miguel Barbosa
Andrea Paralta
Sergio Testón
Stefan Isfort
Rocío Redondo
Josep Claret
Roger Orcau
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Marta Bazaco
Tatiana Dunyó
Paul Pieck
Julio Fernández Santa
Karmele Soler
Pelayo Gutiérrez
Pilar Benito
Eva Valiño
Pedro Uriol
Viola Fügen
Michael Weber
Elena Alcolea
Cristina Zumárraga
Ute Paffendorf
Paul Laverty
Paco Rodríguez H.
TOP CAST
Anna Castillo
Alma
Javier Gutiérrez
Alcachofa
Pep Ambròs
Rafa
Manuel Cucala
Ramón
Miguel Ángel Aladrén
Luis
Carme Pla
Vanessa
Ana Isabel Mena
Sole
María Romero
Wiki
Paula Usero
Adelle
Janina Agnes Schröder
Sophie
Cris Blanco
Estrella
Paco Manzanedo
Nelson
Inés Ruiz
Alma 8 años
Aina Requena
Madre de Alma
Pia Stutzenstein
Katrin
Hannah Werth
Marie
Pilar García
Conchita
Alberto Montes
Barman
Lesley Jennifer Higl
Recepcionista
Cristina García
Mujer del Vivero
Iñaki Mur
Chico Discoteca
Ana Ulloa
Médico SS
Alexander Eisenbraun
Guardia de Seguridad
Jürgen Klein
Guardia de Seguridad 2
Rafa Cantos
Chico Cama
Anselmo Sospedra
Hombre Mesa Bar 1
Francisco Marín
Hombre Mesa Bar 2
Emilio Verges
Hombre Mesa Bar 3
Ángel Ferreres
Hombre Mesa Bar 4
Alba Saura
Entrevistadora
José Torres
Hombre Mayor Sordo
María Dolores Bel
Mujer Mayor
Nicolás Ogalla
Nico
Vicent Cauxach
Hombre Mayor Enfadado
Natxo Rodes
Vecino
Daniel Rueda
Vigilante Seguridad Francés
Juanma Lara
Rodrigo
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