Lemon Tree
2008•1h 46m•7.0•Released
Drama
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?
Director
Eran Riklis
Writer
Eran Riklis, Suha Arraf
Revenue
$7M
Languages
Arabic, English, Hebrew
Studio
Riva Film
Cast
Hiam Abbass
Selma Zidane
Tarik Kopty
Abu Hussam
Ali Suliman
Ziad Daud
Doron Tavory
Defense Minister Israel Navon
Rona Lipaz-Michael
Mira Navon
Amos Lavi
Commander Jacob
Amnon Wolf
Leibowitz
Liron Baranes
Gilad
Smadar Jaaron
Tamar Gera
Danny Leshman
Private Itamar 'Quickie'
Ayelette Robinson
Shelly
Loai Nofi
Nasser Zidane
Makram J. Khoury
Abu Kamal
Amos Tamam
Simon Hasson
Hili Yalon
Sigi Navon
Production
Company
Riva Film
Company
Eran Riklis Productions
Company
Heimatfilm
Company
MACT Productions
Producer
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Producer
Bettina Brokemper
Producer
Moshe Edery
Producer
Leon Edery
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