Lemon Tree

About Lemon Tree

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.

Lemon Tree (2008) is a drama film directed by Eran Riklis. Hiam Abbass takes the lead as Selma Zidane, Tarik Kopty as Abu Hussam, Ali Suliman as Ziad Daud, and Doron Tavory as Defense Minister Israel Navon.

Released in February 2008, it runs 106 minutes. Written by Eran Riklis and Suha Arraf. It was produced by Heimatfilm.

Shelv files it under soldier, widow, loneliness, and neighbor. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 128 TMDB voters.

Dragons Forever, Henry Poole Is Here, and Léon: The Professional make useful companions to Lemon Tree, all filed under court case and lawyer.