The Lemon Tree

The Lemon Tree

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Description

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?

People

Hiam Abbass, Tarik Kopty, Ali Suliman, Doron Tavory, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Amos Lavi, Amnon Wolf, Liron Baranes, Smadar Jaaron, Danny Leshman, Ayelette Robinson, Loai Nofi, Makram J. Khoury, Amos Tamam, David Silber, Moshe Edery, Suha Arraf, Ira Riklis, Eran Riklis, Leon Edery, Tova Ascher, Eran Riklis, Michael Eckelt, Habib Shadah, Bettina Brokemper, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Eran Riklis

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