THE OLIVE TREE
synopsis
Alma, 20, works in a chicken farm by the village of Canet, in the province of Castellon, on the East coast of Spain. She has a profound connection with her dearly beloved Grandfather, despite the fact he stopped talking years ago. But when he starts to refuse food as well, Alma becomes obsessed with an idea: the only way to save her Grandfather is to recover the two-thousand-year-old olive tree that the family uprooted and sold 12 years ago against his will.
| international title: | The Olive Tree | 
| original title: | El olivo | 
| country: | Spain, Germany | 
| sales agent: | Seville International [CA] | 
| year: | 2016 | 
| genre: | fiction | 
| directed by: | Icíar Bollaín | 
| film run: | 96' | 
| release date: | ES 4/03/2016, FR 13/07/2016 | 
| screenplay: | Paul Laverty | 
| cast: | Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambròs | 
| cinematography by: | Sergi Gallardo | 
| art director: | Laia Colet | 
| music: | Pascal Gaigne | 
| producer: | Juan Gordon | 
| co-producer: | Michael Weber, Viola Fügen | 
| production: | Morena Films, The Match Factory Productions, El olivo la Película A.I.E (ES) | 
| backing: | TVE, Movistar+, Eurimages, Creative Europe - MEDIA | 
| distributor: | Entertainment One - eOne Films Spain, Piffl Medien Filmverleih, Haut et Court | 


























