Lemon Tree (film)
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| Directed by | Eran Riklis |
| Produced by | Eran Riklis |
| Written by |
Eran Riklis Suha Arraf |
| Starring |
Hiam Abbass Ali Suliman Rona Lipaz-Michael Doron Tavory |
| Music by | Habib Shehadeh Hanna |
| Cinematography | Rainer Klusmann |
| Edited by | Tova Asher |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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106 minutes |
| Country | Israel, Germany, France |
| Language | Arabic, Hebrew |
| Box office | $6,628,437 |
Lemon Tree (Hebrew: עץ לימון, translit. 'Etz Limon; Arabic: شجرة ليمون) is a 2008 Israeli drama film directed by Eran Riklis and co-directed by his cousin Ira Riklis. It stars Hiam Abbass, Ali Suliman, Danny Leshman, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Tarik Kopty, Amos Lavi, Lana Zreik and Amnon Wolf. The film describes the legal efforts of a Palestinian widow to stop the Israeli Defense Minister, her next door neighbor, from destroying the lemon trees in her family farm. At the same time, she develops a human bond with the minister's wife.
It was released in Israel on 27 March 2008, and it received a tepid response from Israeli audiences. It was released internationally through IFC Films on 17 April 2009. From there, the film has achieved critical success and it has received nominations for several awards such as Best Actress and Best Screenwriter at the 21st European Film Awards.
The Israeli Defense Minister Israel Navon (Doron Tavory) moves to a house on the border between Israel and the West Bank, with the building sitting on the Israeli side just next to the dividing line. The Israeli Secret Service views the neighboring lemon grove of Salma Zidane (Hiam Abbass), a Palestinian widow whose family has cared for the area for generations, as a threat to the minister and his wife. The security forces soon set up a guard post and a barbed wire fence around the grove. They then obtain an order to uproot the lemon trees.
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