Lemon Tree
MPI (2008)
Foreign
In Collection
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030306970592
IMDB   7.3
1 hr 46 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Hiam Abbass Salma Zidane
Ali Suliman Ziad Daud
Rona Lipaz-Michael Mira Navon
Tarik Kopty Abu Hussam
Doron Tavory Israel Navon
Director
Eran Riklis
Writer Eran Riklis
Suha Arraf
Musician Tova Asher


Hiam Abbass of The Visitor won the Israeli Academy Award as Best Actress for her powerful portrayal of a lonely Palestinian widow who tends her family's West Bank lemon grove. But when the new Israeli Defense Minister and his wife move next door, the government demands that the trees be uprooted. Can two women from opposite sides of the fence find justice in a country and culture divided by intolerance? Ali Suliman (The Kingdom) and Rona Lipaz-Michale co-star in this acclaimed drama - based on a true story - from writer/director Eran Riklis (The Syrian Bride) that the The New York Post calls "a stunning performance by Abbass and a daring message from Riklis."
Edition Details
Release Date 11/3/2009
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles Dutch; French
Audio Tracks SUB [English]
No. of Disks/Tapes 1