
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 lon... (Full plot summary below)
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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...
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| Stuff.co.nzGraeme TuckettIt is a deceptively well written film, with sly humour and well-earned pathos breaking out all over the show. |
| Hollywood ReporterJonathan HollandA deceptively simple drama about a family and its thousand-year-old olive tree that is rooted in the best cinematic soil there is -- emotional truth -- The Olive Tree gets its hooks in early on, and then never lets up. |
| Time OutDave CalhounCommentary on a changing Europe underpins 'The Olive Tree', but the human relationships are most poignant here. |
| HeyUGuysJon LyusThe Olive Tree is an alluring fable with undertones and symbols that punctuate a heart-warming modern metaphor that is well worth watching. |
| Sunday Independent (Ireland)Hilary A White[A] charming but purposeful community drama that wears its heart on its sleeve while discussing broader themes. |
| Dog and WolfAlexa DalbyThe trigger is a minor incident that triggers major significance and The Olive Tree ends as a joyful, life-affirming film that shows the power of personal conviction and positive action. |
| EspinofChus Pérez GirónCritical of a political and social system that hits and hides the hand. [Full review in Spanish] |
| EspinofMikel ZorrillaA movie that might be a little too on the nose when it comes to it's main subject, but executed so gracefully you won't mind. [Full review in Spanish] |
| El Pais (Spain)Carlos BoyeroMaking social cinema has the risk of becoming propaganda... in this case the symbolism is too on the nose and tiring. [Full review in Spanish] |
| La Vanguardia (Spain)Jordi BatlleThe story of the sale of an old olive sets as the backdrop of an emotional reflection about family roots. [Full review in Spanish] |