Through the Olive Trees (Persian: زیر درختان زیتون‎ Zīr-e Derakhtān-e Zeytūn, actually meaning Under the Olive Trees) is a 1994 film directed and written by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, set in earthquake-ravaged Northern Iran. The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]