Lemon Tree

Lemon Tree

106 mins | Drama | Feb. 8, 2008

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?

Lemon Tree

106 mins | Drama | Feb. 8, 2008

Lemon Tree
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?
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers MACT Productions, Eran Riklis Productions Ltd., Riva Filmproduktion, Heimatfilm
Original title Etz Limon
Directors Eran Riklis
Writers Suha Arraf, Eran Riklis

Cast

Hiam Abbass

as Selma Zidane

Tarik Kopty

as Abu Hussam

Ali Soliman

as Ziad Daud

Doron Tavory

as Verteidigungsminister

Rona Lipaz-Michael

as Frau des Verteidigungsministers

Amos Lavi

as Commander Jacob

Amnon Wolf

as Leibowitz

Liron Baranes

as Gilad

Smadar Jaaron

as Tamar Gera

Danny Leshman

as Private Itamar 'Quickie'

Ayelette Robinson

as Shelly

Loai Nofi

as Nasser Zidane

Hili Yalon

as Sigi Navon

Makram J. Khoury

as Abu Kamal

Amos Tamam

as Simon Hasson