Lemon Tree (2009)

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NR | 1 hr 46 mins | Drama, Romance, Foreign | Released: 4/17/2009 |Box Office Total: $0.5M

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Synopsis:

Salma Zidane lives in a tiny Palestinian village on the West Bank. She is 45 years old and a widow. Her children have left home, and she is alone. When the Israeli minister of defense builds a house on the other side of the green line, Selma's lemon trees come to the attention of his bodyguards. Her trees are a security risk. They can hide terrorists and impede the bodyguards in their work. In any case, these Palestinian lemon trees simply get in the way of the powerful Minister's superior security needs. The lemon trees were planted by Salma's family many generations ago--they are synonymous with Salma's family history. Salma gets herself a lawyer. But Ziad Daud is up against a battery of clever military lawyers, all of whom are covered by the top brass. It's an unfair battle, that isn't made any easier when the 45-year-old widow falls in love with her lawyer, a divorcee ten years her junior--a scandal as far as her Palestinian neighbors are concerned. On the other side of the grove, Salma's struggle to keep her trees has not gone unnoticed. The defence minister's wife, who has become more and more lonely and unhappy as her husband's political career has blossomed, feels increasingly drawn to Salma as the unfair battle between her husband and their Palestinian neighbors drags on. An invisible bond connects these two very different women who find themselves on the brink of a new phase in their lives.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/17/2009

Director	Credit
Eran Riklis	Director
Cast	Credit
Hiam Abbass	Salma Zidane
Ali Suliman	Ziad Daud
Rona Lipaz-Michael	Mira Navon
Doron Tavory	Defense Minister Israel Navon
Tarik Copty	Abu Hussam
Makram J Khoury	Abu Camal
Amos Lavie	Captain Jacob
Amnon Wolf	- Cast
Smadar Yaaron	- Cast
Liron Baranes	- Cast
Ayelet Robinson	- Cast
Danny Leshman	Watchtower Guard
Loai Nofi	- Cast
Hili Yalon	- Cast
Michael Warshaviak	- Cast
Production Credits	Credit
Bettina Brokemper	Producer
Marcia Riklis	Associate Producer
Ira Riklis	Co-Producer
Moshe Edery	Executive Producer
Leon Edery	Executive Producer
Antoine De Clermont-Tonnerre	Producer
Michael Eckelt	Producer
David Silber	Executive Producer
Eran Riklis	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Eran Riklis Productions (ERP)	Production Company
MACT Productions	Production Company
Riva Filmproduktion GmbH	Production Company
Heimatfilm GmbH & Co. KG	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
MPI Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
IFC Films	Domestic Distribution Rights
Agora Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Folkets Bio	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Unanimous Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Filmladen GmbH	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Arsenal Filmverleih	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Teodora Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Golem Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Imovision	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tiglon	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cineplex	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Eran Riklis	Screenplay
Suha Arraf	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Miguel Merkin	Production Designer
Film Camera	Credit
Rainer Klausmann	Director of Photography
Film Sales Financing	Credit
ARTE France	Film Financier
ZDF	Film Financier
Citrus Film Investors	Film Financier
United King Films	Film Financier
Metro Communications	Film Financier
Canal Plus (Canal+)	Film Financier
Films Distribution	Distribution Sales International Sales
Music	Credit
Habib Shehadeh Hanna	Music
Production Management	Credit
Michal Engel	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Gil Toren	Sound Designer
Ashi Milo	Sound
Herve Buirette	Sound
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Rona Doron	Costume Designer

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