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Title: Lemon Tree (2008)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Hiam Abbass | ... | Salma Zidane | |
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Rona Lipaz-Michael | ... | Mira Navon |
| Ali Suliman | ... | Ziad Daud | |
| Doron Tavory | ... | Defense Minister Israel Navon | |
| Tarik Kopty | ... | Abu Hussam (as Tarik Copti) | |
| Amos Lavi | ... | Commander Jacob (as Amos Lavie) | |
| Amnon Wolf | ... | Leibowitz | |
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Liron Baranes | ... | Gilad |
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Smadar Jaaron | ... | Tamar Gera (as Smadar Yaaron) |
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Danny Leshman | ... | Private Itamar 'Quickie' |
| Ayelet Robinson | ... | Shelly | |
| Amos Tamam | ... | Simon Hasson | |
| Loai Nofi | ... | Nasser Zidane (as Loai Noufi) | |
| Hili Yalon | ... | Sigi Navon | |
| Makram Khoury | ... | Abu Kamal (as Makram J. Khoury) | |
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>
Heart-rending. A nuanced film about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
I don't pretend to know a lot about this conflict, but I felt this film had much to say. The characters and the inner conflicts they feel are very well brought out.
There is a lot of strength and feeling in this movie. Neither side is presented as being perfect and having all the 'right' solutions.
The film is slow moving and very thoughtful and I appreciate that when I compare it to the histrionics in most films today. There is also a complexity in the characters and story. The scenes shown of Israel and the Palestinian camps, the check-points, the wall.. are most informative.