The Olive Tree (El olivo) 7 years old

Never lose touch with your roots.

The Olive Tree

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.

Credits

The Olive Tree Cast

Name Character
Javier Gutiérrez He was 45, now 53 years old as Alcachofa
Anna Castillo She was 22, now 30 years old as Alma
Juanma Lara He was 52, now 60 years old as Rodrigo
Carme Pla She was 50, now 58 years old as Vanessa
Lesley Jennifer Higl as Recepcionista

The Olive Tree Crew

Name Department
Nacho Ruiz Capillas as Editor. He was 50 (now 58) years old Editing
Karmele Soler as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Ute Paffendorf as Wardrobe Supervisor. Costume & Make-Up
Juan Gordon as Producer. He was 53 (now 61) years old Production
Michael Weber as Co-Producer. She was 49 (32) years old when She died Production
Paul Laverty as Screenplay. He was 59 (now 67) years old Writing
Icíar Bollaín as Director. She was 48 (now 56) years old Directing
Rocío Redondo as Assistant Costume Designer. Costume & Make-Up
Pilar Benito as Executive Producer. Production
Pascal Gaigne as Original Music Composer. He was 57 (now 65) years old Sound
Laia Colet as Art Direction. Art
Pelayo Gutiérrez as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 46 (now 54) years old Sound
Pelayo Gutiérrez as Sound Designer. He was 46 (now 54) years old Sound
Anja Fromm as Art Direction. Art
Sergi Gallardo as Director of Photography. Camera
Cristina Zumárraga as Production Manager. She was 115 (now 123) years old Production
The Olive Tree poster
The Olive Tree (7 years)

Never lose touch with your roots.

  • Release day: Friday, May 06, 2016
  • Runtime: 96 minutes