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The Olive Tree

El olivo

2016

Icíar Bollaín

Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambròs, Manuel Cucala ...

6.4

10,618

Drama Alma, 20, works in a chicken farm by the village of Canet, in the province of Castellon, on the East coast of Spain. She has a profound connection with her dearly beloved Grandfather despite the fact he has stopped talking years ago. But when he begins to refuse food too Alma becomes obsessed with an idea: the only way to save her Grandfather is to recover the two thousand year olive tree that the family uprooted and sold 12 years ago against his will. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"[It] should prove their [Bollain and Laverty] most universally appealing, grafting gentle comedy, bristling social consciousness and a salty-teared streak of family tragedy"	POS
United States	Jonathan Holland The Hollywood Reporter	"A feel-good combination of angry and tender."	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"Commentary on a changing Europe (...) underpins ‘The Olive Tree’, but the human relationships are most poignant here (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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