Lemon Tree

• 6.904 Drama
• 2008-02-08
• 106 minutes mins

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?

Starring:

Hiam Abbass (Selma Zidane) Tarik Kopty (Abu Hussam) Ali Suliman (Ziad Daud) Doron Tavory (Verteidigungsminister) Rona Lipaz-Michael (Frau des Verteidigungsministers) Amos Lavi (Commander Jacob) Amnon Wolf (Leibowitz) Liron Baranes (Gilad) Smadar Jaaron (Tamar Gera) Danny Leshman (Private Itamar 'Quickie')

Director:

Eran Riklis

Writer:

Suha Arraf Eran Riklis