Lemon Tree

2008 PG-13 1h 46m

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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?

Director Eran Riklis

Writers

Suha Arraf Eran Riklis

Stars

Hiam Abbass Tarik Kopty Ali Suliman

Defense Minister Israel Navon

Private Itamar 'Quickie'

Braverman - the attorney

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Eran Ivanir

Jameel Khoury

Mussa - Salma's son-in-law

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Yair Lapid

Self - the TV presenter

Einat Saruf

Self - Singing at the party

Volga Sorgu

Lana Zreik

Laila - Salma's daughter

Palestinian Bureau Chief

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badelf 6 Nov 2025

7/10

Lemon Tree: The Fork in the Road We Didn't Take "Lemon Tree" must be understood in its 2008 context, when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict existed at a different temperature than today. Both sides were slightly more tentative, and the possibility of human connection across the divide felt less remote. Viewed now, the film plays as a fork in the road, a moment when empathy might have prevailed o...