Lemon Tree
2008 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 7.0 · 83% critics
A Palestinian widow’s quiet life depends on her lemon grove, until new neighbors and heightened security measures threaten to take it away. Refusing to give in, she turns to lawyers and the courts, testing whether dignity and human connection can survive inside a system built on fear and power.
Also known as Les citronniers
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Details
- Original title
- עץ לימון
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-02-08
- Language
- HE
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (120 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a calm, human-scale drama about everyday people caught in a larger conflict; Not for you if you need fast pacing, clear villains, or tidy resolutions like in Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem.
Pros: humane, even-handed tone; strong lead performance; thoughtful political parable | Cons: slow, repetitive stretches; premise feels contrived; restrained dramatic punch
Themes
- palestine
- court case
- widow
- minister
- house
- safety
- loneliness
- neighbor
- lawyer
- terrorism
- soldier
- fence
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2008 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Hiam Abbass
as Selma Zidane
Tarik Kopty
as Abu Hussam
Ali Suliman
as Ziad Daud
- DT
Doron Tavory
as Defense Minister Israel Navon
Rona Lipaz-Michael
as Mira Navon
- AL
Amos Lavi
as Commander Jacob
- AW
Amnon Wolf
as Leibowitz
- LB
Liron Baranes
as Gilad
- SJ
Smadar Jaaron
as Tamar Gera
- DL
Danny Leshman
as Private Itamar 'Quickie'
Directed by Eran Riklis