Filmed between 1973 and 1975, L'Olivier was produced by the Groupe Cinéma de Vincennes. This activist collective of teachers and filmmakers, formed on the occasion of this film, attempts to explain the Palestinian problem through interviews. The Olivier was one of the first films to attempt to give substance to what was still largely ignored in the West: the existence of the Palestinian people and their fight to recover their rights.

L'Olivier responds to a concern: the already weak support of French public opinion for the Palestinian cause diminished following the Munich operation of 1972. Structured in such a way as to tell the Palestinian story and explain the state of the struggle at the time, the film appeals to global militant solidarity and, in particular, to European political commitments.

A film from the Vincennes Cinema Group: Serge Le Péron, Dominique Villain, Ali Akika, Guy Chapouillié, Danièle Dubroux, Jean Narboni

1976 - France - Documentary
1h32 min - Color
Production method: Cinema
Music: Sheikh Imam
Producer: Groupe Cinéma Vincennes
Distributor: Les Cahiers Du Cinéma, Capital Cinéma