The Olive Tree (El olivo) 8 years old
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.
Credits
The Olive Tree Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Javier Gutiérrez He was 45, now 54 years old | as Alcachofa |
| Anna Castillo She was 22, now 31 years old | as Alma |
| Juanma Lara He was 52, now 61 years old | as Rodrigo |
| Carme Pla She was 50, now 59 years old | as Vanessa |
| Lesley Jennifer Higl | as Recepcionista |
The Olive Tree Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Nacho Ruiz Capillas as Editor. He was 50 (now 59) 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 62) 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 68) years old | Writing |
| Icíar Bollaín as Director. She was 48 (now 57) 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 66) years old | Sound |
| Laia Colet as Art Direction. | Art |
| Pelayo Gutiérrez as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 46 (now 55) years old | Sound |
| Pelayo Gutiérrez as Sound Designer. He was 46 (now 55) 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 124) years old | Production |
The Olive Tree (8 years)
Never lose touch with your roots.
- Release day: Friday, May 06, 2016
- Runtime: 96 minutes