Lemon Tree
Summary:
Widow and empty nester Salma Zidane lives on the Palestinian West Bank, in a little house flanked by lemon trees planted by her great grand parents. Unfortunately, when the Israeli minister of defense builds a house adjacent to her own, her lemon trees are deemed a security risk. Salma hires a lawyer to prevent the powerful man from having her ancestral trees removed, but the odds ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Hiam Abbass - (Salma Zidane)
Ali Suliman - (Ziad Daud)
Rona Lipaz-Michael - (Mira Navon)
Doron Tavory - (Defense Minister Israel Navon)
Tarik Copty - (Abu Hussam)
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Review:
With the haunting Lemon Tree, director Eran Riklis continues to demonstrate why he is one of the most exciting filmmakers in Israeli cinema. Riklis begins with the most straightforward premise -- that of a Palestinian woman whose cherished grove of lemon trees risks being cut down by the Israeli establishment -- and handles it so gracefull... Continue >>
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