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The Olive Tree (2016 film)

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The Olive Tree
Film poster
SpanishEl olivo
Directed byIcíar Bollaín
Written byPaul Laverty
Produced byJuan Gordon
Starring
CinematographySergi Gallardo
Edited byNacho Ruiz Capillas
Music byPascal Gaigne
Production
companies
  • Morena Films
  • The Match Factory
Distributed byeOne 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
LanguageSpanish
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.
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. Edit this at Wikidata
  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.
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