DramaComedy

The Olive Tree

- Never lose touch with your roots.

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.

Release Date : 2016-05-06

Language :GermanSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Morena FilmsEurimagesFilm- und Medienstiftung NRWThe Match FactoryMovistar+Natixis CoficinéOlivo La Película, ElTVEMEDIA Programme of the European UnionSeville InternationalEntertainment One

Production Country : BelgiumCanadaFranceGermanySpain

Alternative Titles : The olive tree

Cast

Character Name : Alma

Original Name : Anna Castillo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alcachofa

Original Name : Javier Gutiérrez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rafa

Original Name : Pep Ambròs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ramón

Original Name : Manuel Cucala

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luis

Original Name : Miguel Ángel Aladrén

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vanessa

Original Name : Carme Pla

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sole

Original Name : Ana Isabel Mena

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wiki

Original Name : María Romero

Gender : Female

Character Name : Adelle

Original Name : Paula Usero

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sophie

Original Name : Janina Agnes Schröder

Gender : Female

Character Name : Estrella

Original Name : Cris Blanco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nelson

Original Name : Paco Manzanedo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alma 8 años

Original Name : Inés Ruiz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madre de Alma

Original Name : Aina Requena

Gender : Female

Character Name : Katrin

Original Name : Pia Stutzenstein

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marie

Original Name : Hannah Werth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Conchita

Original Name : Pilar García

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barman

Original Name : Alberto Montes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Recepcionista

Original Name : Lesley Jennifer Higl

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mujer del Vivero

Original Name : Cristina García

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chico Discoteca

Original Name : Iñaki Mur

Gender : Male

Character Name : Médico SS

Original Name : Ana Ulloa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guardia de Seguridad

Original Name : Alexander Eisenbraun

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guardia de Seguridad 2

Original Name : Jürgen Klein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chico Cama

Original Name : Rafa Cantos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hombre Mesa Bar 1

Original Name : Anselmo Sospedra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hombre Mesa Bar 2

Original Name : Francisco Marín

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hombre Mesa Bar 3

Original Name : Emilio Verges

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hombre Mesa Bar 4

Original Name : Ángel Ferreres

Gender : Male

Character Name : Entrevistadora

Original Name : Alba Saura

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hombre Mayor Sordo

Original Name : José Torres

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mujer Mayor

Original Name : María Dolores Bel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nico

Original Name : Nicolás Ogalla

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hombre Mayor Enfadado

Original Name : Vicent Cauxach

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vecino

Original Name : Natxo Rodes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vigilante Seguridad Francés

Original Name : Daniel Rueda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rodrigo

Original Name : Juanma Lara

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**Trees, the pen the earth's holding to write its fate.** Check about this film on the internet, it is definitely an under- noticed film. But decently rated, which deserve even better than that. Once you watched it, you would be surprised to know how such a beautiful tale went unnoticed. If I had a chance, I would have selected it for the Oscars to represent Spain, instead of 'Julieta'. Written by an Irish writer in English, but made into a Spanish film. A simple storyline, though an inspiring film. This is why one should watch non-Hollywood films as well very often. First of all, it was not the first film to deal on such thematic. But nicely created an atmosphere where the characters flourished under. Particularly the character Alma, the backbone of the narration. Proves why the actress who played the role deserved the Goya Award. The remaining cast too was good. It was not a pure drama, though a bit of adventure, fun and a tiny bit of suspense like what might happen next make you get glued to it. The story of the granddaughter-grandfather relationship through their family tree that's two millennia old. But the rest of the family members are not happy as they are financially struggling to work on the farm. To them the tree is the answer which could replace a restaurant they are planning for. Now the grownup granddaughter, unable to console her grandpa who has been heartbroken for years, is set to retrieve the tree at any cost. She teams up with her uncle and a friend, and their cross-border adventure begins. It was not exactly a pre-planned road trip. But somewhat everything comes along for them. You would expect so many things to happen, but the writer has a different opinion. Especially with that Statue of Liberty, I really expected what most of the viewers would do in a situation. Even the conclusion was not something twisty as it should have been. Only if it was a regular film, but it was not. Still, I liked it being realistic than having a cinematic or a fairy-tale ending. Though most of the people think the message was not right. > ❝Sometimes you just have to dive in. Head first.❞ I have heard a small beautiful story somewhere. I think in Quora. It was about Giant Sequoia, centuries ago when the forest was destroyed due to wildfire, someone asked that how long does it take to grow a new tree this big! The answer was thousands of years. So his reply was: then we should not waste a minute, let's start seeding. This film clearly depicts with quite similar moral. A kind of mindset we all need the most right now. I loved the concept about saving a tree. Because that's similar to my believe. Once I had a FB profile picture with a quote, saying 'save plants, eat meat'. I have a soft corner to plants than animals (but still I love animals equally). At least animals could have a chance, but plants does not. They can't move, they're fixed. Hence, I eat only fruits and vegetables (which are plant's excreta as they love animals in exchange as that's how the cycle works in the nature), not leaves and branches like cows and sheep. This is one of the reasons why I loved this film very much. The film did not focus on the farmer's struggle. Or the corporate's evil deeds. While the lifestyle in the world becoming so rich and modern, the farmers still remaining the same. On the other hand, the corporations becoming very fancy every day. So that's where this story comes in. Because money buys anything in the world. Striking emotions at the right time, the tale took a small twist, but course changing for the narration. Reminds us that the film has reached its other end If you are not interested in all those things, but just an entertainment, then fine it has that too. The film was made with criteria to meet the expectation from all the quarters. The farmers, corporate, tourism, corrupt politician, all these were the platform. Most of them were not deep enough that you could notice. Everything's understandable. But wherever it goes, comes back to the tree. The tree remains the centre throughout the narration. This is not like those films to say worth a watch. It should be watched in my opinion. Because what we teach our kids and what we do in reality, all has consequences. In this era where global warming is a thing, trees are precious, even one. Because everything starts from one. So just don't expect like a fight to save Amazonia. _8/10_