Alma is a young girl with emotional problems and a special relationship with her grandfather Ramón, an old country man who stopped talking about 12 years ago after his son, Alma's father, sold a 2000-years-old olive tree in order to open a restaurant. Dominated by the sadness and the melancholia by the loss of his most beloved tree, Ramon spends his days visiting the place where the olive tree was planted, hoping the day the tree returns. Unable to bear the situation any longer, Alma looking for the olive tree, discovering that it was acquired by a Germany's energy company located in Dusseldorf. Without money or resources, Alma convinces her uncle Alcachofa and her friend Rafa (who has a love interest for her) to go in a truck from Spain to Germany to recover the tree, starting a travel with unexpected consequences for everyone...

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The Olive Tree (2016)

PG-13

Drama/Comedy · 1h 40m · 3/6/2016

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Alma is a young girl with emotional problems and a special relationship with her grandfather Ramón, an old country man who stopped talking about 12 years ago after his son, Alma's father, sold a 2000-years-old olive tree in order to open a restaurant. Dominated by the sadness and the melancholia by the loss of his most beloved tree, Ramon spends his days visiting the place where the olive tree was planted, hoping the day the tree returns. Unable to bear the situation any longer, Alma looking for the olive tree, discovering that it was acquired by a Germany's energy company located in Dusseldorf. Without money or resources, Alma convinces her uncle Alcachofa and her friend Rafa (who has a love interest for her) to go in a truck from Spain to Germany to recover the tree, starting a travel with unexpected consequences for everyone...

Status

Released

Languages

German, English, French, Spanish

Countries

Germany, Spain

Production Companies

Eurimages, Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), Morena Films

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$2,090,232
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Cast
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Anna Castillo

Alma
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Javier Gutiérrez

Alcachofa
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Pep Ambròs

Rafa
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Manuel Cucala

Ramón
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Miguel Angel Aladren

Luis (as Miguel Ángel Aladren)
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Carme Pla

Vanessa
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Ana Isabel Mena

Sole
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María Romero

Wiki
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Paula Usero

Adelle
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Janina Agnes Schröder

Sophie
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Cris Blanco

Estrella
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Paco Manzanedo

Nelson
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Inés Ruiz

Alma 8 años
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Aina Requena

Madre de Alma
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Pia Stutzenstein

Kristin
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Hanna Werth

Marie
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Juanma Lara

Rodrigo
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Pilar García

Conchita
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Alberto Montes

Barman
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Lesley Jennifer Higl

Recepcionista (as Lesley Higl)
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Cristina Garcia

Mujer del Vivero
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Iñaki Mur

Chico Discoteca
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Ana Ulloa

Médico SS
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Alexander Eisenbraun

Guardia de Seguridad
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Jürgen Klein

Guardia de Seguridad 2
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Rafa Cantos

Chico Cama
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Anselmo Sospedra

Hombre Mesa Bar 1
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Francisco Marín

Hombre Mesa Bar 2
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Emilio Verges

Hombre Mesa Bar 2
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Angel Ferreres

Hombre Mesa Bar 4
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Alba Saura

Entrevistadora
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José Torres

Hombre Mayor Sordo
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María Dolores Bel

Mujer Mayor
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Nicolás Ogalla

Nico
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Vicent Gauxach

Hombre Mayor Enfadado
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Natxo Rodes

Vecino
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Daniel Rueda

Vigilante Seguridad Francés
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Joshua Fischer

Manifestante (uncredited)
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Jan Pelikan

Manifestante (uncredited)
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Christian Skibinski

Manifestante (uncredited)
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Nikolai Will

Guardia de Seguridad 3 (uncredited)
Crew
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Icíar Bollaín

Director
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Paul Laverty

Writer
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