1 Movie Starring Rona Lipaz-Michael

Lemon Tree

Lemon Tree

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-03-27

Languages:

Arabic, Hebrew, English

Countries:

Israel, Germany, France

Runtime:

106 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (4893 Reviews)

Director:

Eran Riklis

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Suha Arraf (screenplay)

Eran Riklis (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defense minister and his wife move next door; the Secret Service orders the trees removed for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority (useless), Israeli army (dismissive), and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case; this older client attracts him. While the courts deliberate, the Israelis fence her trees and prohibit her from entering the grove. As the trees wither, the defense minister's wife and, separately, an Israeli journalist, look on Salma with sympathy. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath?

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