The Olive Tree (2016 film)

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]

  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.