THE OLIVE TREE

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.

Lying through her teeth, without a plan and even less money, Alma engages her wayward Uncle “Artichoke”, 45, ruined by the crisis, her colleague Rafa, 30, her friends Wiki (Wikipedia)  and Adele and a big part of the small community of Canet in an outragoeus endeavour; to find and return the olive tree, lost somewhere in Europe, to its rightful spot in the family grove where it has been tended, and in turn, given life,  for over 2 millenium.

• Premio José María Forqué (2017) Premio al cine y educación en valores – Finalista / Runner-up
• Premios Goya (2017) Mejor actriz revelación / Best New Actress – Premio a la mejor actriz revelación

• Contemporary World Cinema Festival Internacional De Cine De Seattle (2016)
• EMOCION PURA. CINEMA FROM SPAIN Festival Internacional De Cine De Seattle (2016)
• MAJESTIC BAY SCREENINGS Festival Internacional De Cine De Seattle (2016)
• ECOTIFF Festival Internacional De Cine De Transilvania (2016)
• Otras latitudes. Muestra de Cine Español Festival Internacional De Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano De La Habana (2016)
• Largometraje Iberoamericano de ficción Festival Internacional De Cine En Guadalajara (2016)
• Once Upon a Time in Spain. Icíar Bollaín Https://Www.Edfilmfest.Org.Uk/Edinburgh-International-Film-Festival (2019)
• Marquee Series Miami International Film Festival (2016)
• Interpretación femenina Premio José María Forqué (2017)
• Mejor actriz protagonista / Best Leading Actress Premios Feroz (2017)
• Mejor actor de reparto / Best Supporting Actor Premios Goya (2017)
• Made in Spain San Sebastian International Film Festival (2016)
• Foco Español Sanfic Santiago Festival Internacional De Cine (2017)
• Spanish Cinema Seminci – Semana Internacional De Cine De Valladolid (2016)
• EUROPEAN CINEMA Sydney Film Festival (2016)
• WOMEN IN FILM Sydney Film Festival (2016)
• Panorama Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2016)