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7.0Salma 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?
Released: 2008-02-08106 minDir: Eran RiklisDramaBox office: $7.2M
Cast
- Hiam Abbass as Selma Zidane
- Tarik Kopty as Abu Hussam
- Ali Suliman as Ziad Daud
- Doron Tavory as Defense Minister Israel Navon
- Rona Lipaz-Michael as Mira Navon
- Amos Lavi as Commander Jacob
Themes
- palestine
- court case
- widow
- minister
- house
- safety
- loneliness
- neighbor
- lawyer
- terrorism
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 751693
- Image
- Lemon tree Berkeley closeup2.jpg
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- title
- עץ לימון
- publication date
- 2008-10-02
- review score
- 74/100
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2008 Arabic-language films2008 drama films2008 films2008 Hebrew-language films2008 multilingual filmsArabic-language Israeli filmsFilms about treesFilms directed by Eran RiklisFilms set in IsraelIsraeli drama filmsIsraeli multilingual filmsIsraeli–Palestinian conflict filmsLemons in cultureTemplate film date with 1 release date