Lemon Tree 2008
7.3 / 10
Lemon Tree
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 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?
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Full Cast & Crew
... Selma Zidane
TK
Tarik Kopty... Abu Hussam
... Ziad Daud
DT
Doron Tavory... Verteidigungsminister
... Frau des Verteidigungsministers
AL
Amos Lavi... Commander Jacob
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Release Date:
Feb 08, 2008 (France,Germany,Israel)
Run Time:
1hr 46`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Hebrew
Production Countries:
France,Germany,Israel
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Lemon Tree - Lemon Tree
Directors & Credit Writers
ER
Eran Riklis... Director
Cast
... Selma Zidane
TK
Tarik Kopty... Abu Hussam
... Ziad Daud
DT
Doron Tavory... Verteidigungsminister
... Frau des Verteidigungsministers
AL
Amos Lavi... Commander Jacob
AW
Amnon Wolf... Leibowitz
... Gilad
... Tamar Gera
... Private Itamar 'Quickie'
... Shelly
... Nasser Zidane
... Abu Kamal
... Simon Hasson
... Sigi Navon
... Braverman - the attorney
EI
Eran Ivanir...
... Mussa - Salma's son-in-law
YL
Yair Lapid... Self - the TV presenter
ES
Einat Saruf... Self - Singing at the party
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