Drama
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?
Directed by Eran Riklis, Ira Riklis
70
User score
122 votes
Status
Released
Released
February 8, 2008
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
Arabic, English, Hebrew
Top 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
Michael Warshaviak
Braverman - the attorney
Eran Ivanir
Jameel Khoury
Mussa - Salma's son-in-law
Yair Lapid
Self - the TV presenter
Einat Saruf
Self - Singing at the party
