An Israeli-set drama about one woman's struggle to preserve her way of life in the midst of political turmoil. Critically...
An Israeli-set drama about one woman's struggle to preserve her way of life in the midst of political turmoil. Critically praised, and winner of the Audience Award at the Berlin Film Festival 2009.
Salma (Hiam Abbass) is a Palestinian widow who earns her living tending to her late father's lemon grove. When an Israeli government minister moves next door and declares the grove a potential security threat, Salma struggles to defend her peaceful livelihood. Personal drama gives way to political controversies as Salma forms an unexpected bond with the minister's lonely wife, and takes her protest - with the help of her young lawyer - all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court.
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91 %68 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
83 %5,114 reviewsAudience score rating
"The rare ability to make intelligent, entertaining cinema from hot-button current issues is beautifully illustrated by Lemon Tree."
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Variety
Variety"A wrenching, richly layered feminist allegory as well as a geopolitical one."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Lemon Tree is in its best moments a sober-hearted take on the righteous blowback from whittled-away souls, and a movie that invariably rights itself with each return to the beautifully steely gaze of Abbass."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"The cast is uniformly fine, but Abbass and Lipaz-Michael shine as two women who bond in the fear that the best of their lives is over and neither of them is happy with what the future holds."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A positive and personal look at the Israel/ Palestine divide through the quest of one woman to maintain her own property."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineLemon Tree (Etz Limon) | Details
Award winner- Audience Award wInner at Berlin Film Festival 2008.
- Runtime
- 106
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Israel, Germany, France
