: A straightforward fiction about a young boy's quest.
On the final day of shooting, the production packed up. Tahereh began her long walk home, winding through the rolling green hills and the ancient, twisted olive groves of the valley. Hossein did not let her go. He followed her. The camera pulled back. Far, far back. 🍃 Scene 4: The Final Long Shot Through the olive trees- Abbas Kiarostami
: Hossein argues that the earthquake was a great equalizer; since many formerly wealthy families lost their homes, his own lack of a house should no longer be a barrier to marriage. : A straightforward fiction about a young boy's quest
The Art of Persistence: Revisiting Kiarostami’s Through the Olive Trees Hossein did not let her go
While Kiarostami himself often resisted the "trilogy" label, critics have long grouped Through the Olive Trees with Where Is the Friend's House? (1987) and And Life Goes On (1992). The films are linked by their setting in the rural village of in northern Iran, a region devastated by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in 1990.