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 |
| Lighting | Georg Nonnenmacher | Gaffer |
| Camera | José Haro | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Marino Scandurra | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karmele Soler | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Cristina Foradada | Property Master |
| Art | Marta Bazaco | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susa Sasserath | Costume Design |
| Production | Juan Gordon | Producer |
| Art | Anja Fromm | Art Direction |
| Directing | Núria Casanueva | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Roger Orcau | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcela Barreto | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Nacho Ruiz Capillas | Editor |
| Art | Laia Colet | Art Direction |
| Art | Irene Milla | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Stefan Isfort | Property Master |
| Visual Effects | Josep Claret | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rocío Redondo | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Julio Fernández Santa | Key Grip |
| Sound | Sergio Testón | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fran Cruz | Costume Design |
| Camera | Paul Pieck | Camera Operator |
| Production | Mireia Juárez | Casting |
| Production | Tatiana Dunyó | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Diego S. Staub | Foley |
| Art | Ángela Nahum | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Miguel Barbosa | Foley |
| Sound | Andrea Paralta | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Pelayo Gutiérrez | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Iñaki Díez | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Tito Arcas | Gaffer |
| Production | Cristina Zumárraga | Production Manager |
| Crew | Elena Alcolea | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Eva Valiño | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Pelayo Gutiérrez | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ute Paffendorf | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Pedro Uriol | Executive Producer |
| Production | Pilar Benito | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Weber | Co-Producer |
| Production | Viola Fügen | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paco H. Rodríguez | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Paul Laverty | Screenplay |
| Sound | Abraham F. Apresa | Sound Editor |
