'The Olive Tree' trivia and fun facts

Long casting

The casting process to find the protagonist actress lasted months.

The screenwriter Paul Laverty found inspiration in an article he read in a newspaper.

The film has sequences filmed in Düsseldorf and Colonia.

Director Icíar Bollaín has also worked as an actress in other films such as 'El Sur'.

They visited dozens of olive trees to select the final tree.