THE OLIVE TREE
Film - Spotlight Filmfest 2016

THE OLIVE TREE

Directed by Icíar Bollaín

Info

Director: Icíar Bollaín
Section: Spotlight
Country: Germany, Spain
Year: 2016
PT: EL OLIVO – DER OLIVENBAUM
OT: EL OLIVO
Language: Spanish
Version: Original version with German subtitles, Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambròs, Manuel Cucala, Miguel Angel Aladren
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

THE OLIVE TREE

Alma works in her family’s olive grove, in the sunny province of Castellon on the east coast of Spain. She is close to her grandfather, who hasn’t spoken since the family’s 2000-year-old olive tree was sold to Germany. When her grandfather stops eating and becomes weaker, Alma decides to go get the tree back, along with her admirer Rafa and her uncle Alcachofa. Their tree has found its new place in the courtyard of a Düsseldorf utility company as a symbol of sustainability. A feel-good road movie by Goya award winner Icíar Bollaín, based on a script by Ken Loach regular Paul Laverty.

PLEASE NOTE: This film will be screened in its original version with English subtitles. EXCEPTION: The screening on June 27, 9:30 AM, will be in its original version with German subtitles.

Meet the director

THE OLIVE TREE

Icíar Bollaín

Icíar Bollaín was born in Madrid 1979. She began her film career when she was 16, acting in Víctor Erice‘s EL SUR (1983). She also appeared in UN PARAGUAS PARA TRES (1992) and Ken Loach’s LAND AND FREEDOM (1994). She had her biggest success as a director, however, releasing her feature debut HI, ARE YOU ALONE? in 1995. FLOWERS FROM ANOTHER WORLD won Best Film at the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes 1999. TAKE MY EYES (2003) won seven Goyas, including Best Film and Best Director. EVEN THE RAIN was Spain’s nominee for the Best Foreign Language Oscar 2011.

Credits

Screenplay: Paul Laverty
Director of Photography: Sergi Gallardo
Film Editor: Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Composer: Pascal Gaigne
Production Designer: Laia Colet
Costume Design: Susa Sasserath
Sound: Pelayo Gutierrez
Producer: Juan Gordon
Production Company: Morena Films S.L.
Co-Producer: Michael Weber, Viola Fügen
Co-Production Company: Match Factory Productions
World Sales: The Match Factory GmbH
Distributor: Piffl Medien GmbH