Lemon Tree
(2008)
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Lemon Tree
(2008)
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| Hiam Abbass | ... |
Salma Zidane
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Rona Lipaz-Michael | ... |
Mira Navon
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| Ali Suliman | ... |
Ziad Daud
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Doron Tavory | ... |
Defense Minister Israel Navon
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| Tarik Kopty | ... |
Abu Hussam
(as Tarik Copti)
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Amos Lavi | ... |
Commander Jacob
(as Amos Lavie)
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Amnon Wolf | ... |
Leibowitz
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| Liron Baranes | ... |
Gilad
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Smadar Jaaron | ... |
Tamar Gera
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Danny Leshman | ... |
Private Itamar 'Quickie'
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Ayelet Robinson | ... |
Shelly
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Amos Tamam | ... |
Simon Hasson
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Loai Nofi | ... |
Nasser Zidane
(as Loai Noufi)
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| Hili Yalon | ... |
Sigi Navon
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| Makram Khoury | ... |
Abu Kamal
(as Makram J. Khoury)
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Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defense minister and his wife move next door; the Secret Service orders the trees removed for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority (useless), Israeli army (dismissive), and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case; this older client attracts him. While the courts deliberate, the Israelis fence her trees and prohibit her from entering the grove. As the trees wither, the defense minister's wife and, separately, an Israeli journalist, look on Salma with sympathy. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
This is about the 45-year-old Palestinian widow. She supports herself by these lemon trees. Then, the Israeli minister of defense becomes her neighbor, including security problems. The greatest of these problems are the widow's trees.
But there's also a quite silent love story here, between the woman and her much younger Palestinian lawyer. It's not very physical, but the passion is evident in their eyes.
Movies like this makes more for your interest in this very tragic conflict, than any action performance. To be recommended, if you want to know more about people. And politics.