The Olive Tree (2016)
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.
Director:
Icíar Bollaín
Writer:
Paul Laverty
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Anna Castillo as Alma |
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Javier Gutiérrez as Alcachofa |
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Pep Ambròs as Rafa |
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Manuel Cucala as Ramón |
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Miguel Ángel Aladrén as Luis |
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Carme Pla as Vanessa |
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Ana Isabel Mena as Sole |
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María Romero as Wiki |
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Paula Usero as Adelle |
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Janina Agnes Schröder as Sophie |
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Cris Blanco as Estrella |
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Paco Manzanedo as Nelson |
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Inés Ruiz as Alma 8 años |
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Aina Requena as Madre de Alma |
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Pia Stutzenstein as Katrin |
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Hannah Werth as Marie |
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Pilar García as Conchita |
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Alberto Montes as Barman |
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Lesley Jennifer Higl as Recepcionista |
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Cristina García as Mujer del Vivero |
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Iñaki Mur as Chico Discoteca |
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Ana Ulloa as Médico SS |
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Alexander Eisenbraun as Guardia de Seguridad |
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Jürgen Klein as Guardia de Seguridad 2 |
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Rafa Cantos as Chico Cama |
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Anselmo Sospedra as Hombre Mesa Bar 1 |
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Francisco Marín as Hombre Mesa Bar 2 |
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Emilio Verges as Hombre Mesa Bar 3 |
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Ángel Ferreres as Hombre Mesa Bar 4 |
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Alba Saura as Entrevistadora |
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José Torres as Hombre Mayor Sordo |
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María Dolores Bel as Mujer Mayor |
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Nicolás Ogalla as Nico |
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Vicent Cauxach as Hombre Mayor Enfadado |
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Natxo Rodes as Vecino |
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Daniel Rueda as Vigilante Seguridad Francés |
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Juanma Lara as Rodrigo |
| Camera | Sergi Gallardo | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Icíar Bollaín | Director |
| Sound | Pascal Gaigne | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Juan Gordon | Producer |
| Editing | Nacho Ruiz Capillas | Editor |
| Production | Mireia Juárez | Casting |
| Art | Laia Colet | Art Direction |
| Art | Anja Fromm | Art Direction |
| Art | Irene Milla | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Cristina Foradada | Property Master |
| Art | Stefan Isfort | Property Master |
| Art | Marta Bazaco | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ángela Nahum | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fran Cruz | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susa Sasserath | Costume Design |
| Directing | Núria Casanueva | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rocío Redondo | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Tatiana Dunyó | Casting Assistant |
| Lighting | Tito Arcas | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Georg Nonnenmacher | Gaffer |
| Camera | Paul Pieck | Camera Operator |
| Camera | José Haro | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Marino Scandurra | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Julio Fernández Santa | Key Grip |
| Visual Effects | Josep Claret | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Iñaki Díez | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Roger Orcau | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Miguel Barbosa | Foley |
| Sound | Diego S. Staub | Foley |
| Sound | Andrea Paralta | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sergio Testón | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Pelayo Gutiérrez | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcela Barreto | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karmele Soler | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ute Paffendorf | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Eva Valiño | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Pelayo Gutiérrez | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Elena Alcolea | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Cristina Zumárraga | Production Manager |
| Production | Pilar Benito | Executive Producer |
| Production | Pedro Uriol | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Weber | Co-Producer |
| Production | Viola Fügen | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Paul Laverty | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paco H. Rodríguez | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Abraham F. Apresa | Sound Editor |
