Lemon Tree

(2008)

★ 7 IMDb · 126 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2008

Runtime: 106 мин

Country: France, Germany

Director: Eran Riklis

Cast: Хиам Аббас, Tarik Kopty, Али Сулиман, Doron Tavory, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Amos Lavi, אמנון וולף, לירון ברנס, Smadar Jaaron, Danny Leshman

Plot

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?

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?