The Olive Tree (2016 film)

2016 film

The Olive Tree

Film poster

Spanish| El olivo
Directed by| Icíar Bollaín
Written by| Paul Laverty
Produced by| Juan Gordon
Starring|

* Anna Castillo
* Javier Gutiérrez
* Pep Ambròs
* Manuel Cucala
* Miguel Ángel Aladren

Cinematography| Sergi Gallardo
Edited by| Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Music by| Pascal Gaigne

Production
companies

* Morena Films
* The Match Factory

Distributed by| eOne Films Spain

Release dates

* 6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) (MFF)
* 6 May 2016 (2016-05-06) (Spain)

Running time

| 100 minutes
Countries|

* Spain
* Germany

Language| Spanish
Box office| $1.9 million[1]

The Olive Tree (Spanish: El olivo) is a 2016 drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín and written by Paul Laverty starring Anna Castillo alongside Javier Gutiérrez and Pep Ambròs. It was shortlisted as one of three films as the Spanish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but was not selected.[2][3]

## Plot

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Alma is a 20-year-old girl and adores her grandfather, a man who has not spoken for years. When the elderly man also refuses to eat, the girl decides to recover the millenary tree that the family sold against his will. In order to succeed, she needs to count on her uncle, a victim of the crisis, her friend Rafa, and her whole town to help her. The problem is to find out where in Europe the olive tree is.

## Cast

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* Anna Castillo as Alma
* Javier Gutiérrez as Alcachofa
* Pep Ambròs as Rafa
* Manuel Cucala as Ramón
* Miguel Angel Aladren as Luis
* Ana Isabel Mena as Sole
* Carme Pla as Vanessa

## Production

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The film is a Spanish-German co-production by Morena Films alongside The Match Factory.[4][5]

## Release

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The film had its world premiere at the Miami Festival.[4] Distributed by eOne Films Spain,[5] it was released theatrically in Spain on 6 May 2016.

## Reception

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### Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10.[6]

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter underscored the film to be "a feel-good combination of angry and tender".[7]

### Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category | Nominee(s)  | Result | Ref.

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2017

| 4th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | Anna Castillo  | Nominated  | [8][9]
31st Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Gutiérrez | Nominated  | [10]
Best New Actress | Anna Castillo  | Won
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Laverty | Nominated
Best Original Score | Pascal Gaigne  | Nominated

## References

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1. ^ "El Olivo (The Olive Tree)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
2. ^ "El olivo, Julieta y La novia, camino a Hollywood". La Academia. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
3. ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (20 August 2016). "Bollain's 'Olive Tree,' Almodovar's 'Julieta,' Ortiz's 'Bride' On Spain's Oscar Short-List". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
4. ^ a b Monjas, Chusa L. (June 2016). "Cada película es una victoria" (PDF). Academia. Revista del Cine Español (219). Madrid: Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España: 72. ISSN 2174-0097.
5. ^ a b "'El olivo' – estreno en cines 6 de mayo". Audiovisual451. 2 May 2016.
6. ^ "The Olive Tree". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
7. ^ Holland, Jonathan (14 March 2016). "'The Olive Tree' ('El Olivo'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
8. ^ "'El hombre de las mil caras lidera los Feroz". LosExtras (in Spanish). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
9. ^ "La lista completa de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2017" (in Spanish). El Huffinton Post. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
10. ^ "Juan Antonio Bayona's 'A Monster Calls' Leads Goya Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

## External links

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* The Olive Tree at IMDb

*[Ref.]: Reference