The Olive Tree
Original title: El olivo
“Never lose touch with your roots.”
2016 · 1 h 40 min
Icíar BollaínCast
Anna Castillo 
Javier Gutiérrez 
Pep Ambròs Manuel Cucala Miguel Angel Aladren 
Carme Pla
Credits
Written by: 
Paul Laverty
Plot
A young woman travels across Europe to bring back her grandfather's ancient olive tree sold to a German company.
Sinekatalog’s take
Icíar Bollaín's drama, written by Paul Laverty, is warm and funny, a road movie about family and land.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (4,045 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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