Drama · France · 2008 · 1h 46m

Lemon Tree

עץ לימון

Lemon Tree poster
Director
Eran Riklis
Cast
Hiam Abbass as Selma Zidane Tarik Kopty as Abu Hussam Ali Suliman as Ziad Daud Doron Tavory as Defense Minister Israel Navon Rona Lipaz-Michael as Mira Navon Amos Lavi as Commander Jacob
Crew
Rainer Klausmann — Director of Photography Tova Ascher — Editor Habib Shadah — Original Music Composer Eran Riklis — Screenplay Suha Arraf — Screenplay Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre — Producer
Synopsis

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?

Trailer Lemon Tree — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
palestinecourt casewidowministerhousesafetylonelinessneighborlawyerterrorismsoldierfence
Key Collaborators
Eran Riklis Director Rainer Klausmann Director of Photography Tova Ascher Editor Habib Shadah Original Music Composer Eran Riklis Screenplay Suha Arraf Screenplay Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre Producer Bettina Brokemper Producer Moshe Edery Producer Leon Edery Producer Eran Riklis Producer Michael Eckelt Producer
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