Movie·2008·1h 46m
Lemon Tree
Country
France
Language
Arabic
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The Story
Original title: עץ לימון
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?
Written By
Suha Arraf
Producer
Leon Edery, David Silber
Cinematography
Rainer Klausmann
Music
Habib Shadah
Editor
Tova Ascher
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Leon Edery
Producer
David Silber
Producer
Bettina Brokemper
Producer
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Producer
Moshe Edery
Producer
Eran Riklis
Producer, Director, Screenplay
Michael Eckelt
Producer
Suha Arraf
Screenplay
Tova Ascher
Editor
Ira Riklis
Executive Producer
Rainer Klausmann
Director of Photography
Habib Shadah
Original Music Composer
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