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Lemon Tree

Lemon Tree

20087.01h 46m

Overview

Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority, Israeli army, and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath?

Directed by Eran Riklis
Written by Suha Arraf, Eran Riklis
Produced by Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, David Silber
Box Office0Revenue: $7.2M

Top Cast

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Selma Zidane

Tarik Kopty

Tarik Kopty

Abu Hussam

Ali Suliman

Ali Suliman

Ziad Daud

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Doron Tavory

Defense Minister Israel Navon

Rona Lipaz-Michael

Rona Lipaz-Michael

Mira Navon

A

Amos Lavi

Commander Jacob

A

Amnon Wolf

Leibowitz

L

Liron Baranes

Gilad

S

Smadar Jaaron

Tamar Gera

D

Danny Leshman

Private Itamar 'Quickie'

Themes & Keywords

palestinecourt casewidowministerhousesafetylonelinessneighborlawyerterrorismsoldierfencelemon treeorchard

About Lemon Tree

Lemon Tree is a drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of palestine, court case, widow, minister, house, safety. Directed by Eran Riklis, it stars Hiam Abbass, Tarik Kopty, Ali Suliman. Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority, Israeli army, and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath?

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