Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Through the Olive Trees (1995) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Mohammadali Keshavarz, Farhad Kheradmand, Zarifeh Shiva, Hossein Rezai, Tahereh Ladanian, Hocine Redai DIRECTOR: Abbas Kiarostami CINEMATOGRAPHY: Hossein Jafarian, Farhad Saba MUSIC: Heinz Holliger, Chema Rosas PRODUCTION: CiBy 2000, Kiarostami Foundation, Farabi Cinema

Box Office Performance

Through the Olive Trees earned $40,300 domestically, for a worldwide total of $40,300. The film skewed heavily domestic (100%), suggesting strong North American appeal.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

Franchise: Through the Olive Trees is part of the The Koker Trilogy.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: 5 wins & 6 nominations total

Nominations: ○ International Submission to the Academy Awards

CRITICAL RECEPTION

The film was well-received amongst international cinema critics, especially in France, and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Espiga de Oro at the 1994 Seminci in Valladolid. In particular, its ambiguous final scene has been widely discussed and celebrated.

In the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, six critics and four directors ranked Through the Olive Trees one of the 10 greatest films ever made.

Miramax Films had also acquired the United States distribution rights to Through the Olive Trees and the film was given a limited US theatrical release in 1995. However, Miramax Films never released the film on home video, with the film's only American home video release being a Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection as part of the "Koker Trilogy" boxset.