El Olivo

The Olive Tree
Director
Icíar Bollaín
Country
Spain, Germany
Year
2016
Genre
Drama, Fiction
Scriptwriters
Paul Laverty
Cast
Javier Gutiérrez, Anna Castillo, Pep Ambrós, Manuel Cucala, Miguel Ángel Aladrén
Production
Morena Films / Match Factory Productions

Storyline

The plot introduces us to this 20-year-old woman who dearly loves her grandfather, though he has not spoken for years. When the old man also starts refusing to eat, the young lady decides to recover the thousand-year-old tree that the family sold against his will. In order to succeed in this endeavour, she gets her uncle – who has been on the receiving end of the crisis – her friend Rafa and the whole town on board. Now they must find out where in Europe the olive tree is planted… and return it to its rightful place.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2016
Made in Spain
Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) 2016
Spanish Cinema
Málaga Film Festival 2017
Educational programme
Accessible cinema
Málaga Film Festival 2019
Tributes

Goyas Awards 2017
Nominated: Best supporting actor, Best Rising Actress, Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Music
Winner: Best Rising Actress

Releases

Spain (6 of May 2016)