Through the Olive Trees
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Produced by CiBy 2000, Kiarostami Foundation
A layered, self-reflexive meditation on cinema and human connection that blurs the boundary between performance and reality through a deceptively simple casting story.
When the actor in a scene for his film Life And Nothing More… has to quit, a film director casts another man for the part. However, complications arise since the man and the woman who was cast for the scene know each other.
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Questions people ask
Is Through the Olive Trees violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Through the Olive Trees scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Through the Olive Trees easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Through the Olive Trees sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Does Through the Olive Trees end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
There is almost nothing else like this.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Through the Olive Trees, and what each one shares →
Like Through the Olive Trees
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Through the Olive Trees
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Through the Olive Trees, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Through the Olive Trees, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Through the Olive Trees, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
