Il s’agit d’une histoire d’amour vieille de 6 000 ans dans laquelle la cinéaste tente de comprendre la relation profonde, souvent trouble, entre les peuples de la Méditerranée et leurs oliviers. Son voyage l’emmène dans des endroits inattendus – y compris chez elle, en Palestine- alors qu’un casting de plus en plus diversifié de personnages s’implique dans le dénouement de cette histoire.

A 6,000-year old love story in which director Alia Yunis tries to understand the profound, often troubled, relationship between olive oil and the people of Mediterranean, including her own father. Her journey of food, love and heartache takes her to unexpected places as an increasingly diverse cast of characters get involved in unraveling this tale. It is a complicated romance, sometimes funny, sometimes tragic that is constantly evolving in a region that includes some of the poorest and most conflicted areas of Europe and the Middle East. This started as a film about olive oil, it also evolved into a story about finding our place in the world with a little bit of help from the keeper of our hearts and secrets, the olive tree.