Lemon Tree (2008 film)
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Lemon Tree (Hebrew: עץ לימון, romanized: 'Etz Limon; Arabic: شجرة ليمون, romanized: 'Shajaret Leimoun) is a 2008 Israeli-Palestinian drama film directed by Eran Riklis and co-directed by his cousin Ira Riklis. It stars Hiam Abbass, Ali Suliman, Danny Leshman, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Tarik Kopty, Amos Lavi, Lana Zreik and Amnon Wolf.[2] The film describes the legal efforts of a Palestinian widow to stop the Israeli Defense Minister, her next door neighbor, from destroying the lemon trees in her family farm. At the same time, she develops a human bond with the minister's wife.[3]
Lemon Tree | |
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Directed by | Eran Riklis |
Written by | Eran Riklis Suha Arraf |
Produced by | Eran Riklis |
Starring | Hiam Abbass Ali Suliman Rona Lipaz-Michael Doron Tavory |
Cinematography | Rainer Klusmann |
Edited by | Tova Asher |
Music by | Habib Shehadeh Hanna |
Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Countries | Israel, Germany, France |
Languages | Arabic, Hebrew |
Box office | $6,628,437[1] |
It was released in Israel on 27 March 2008,[4] and it received a tepid response from Israeli audiences.[5][6] It was released internationally through IFC Films on 17 April 2009.[2] From there, the film has achieved critical success and it has received nominations for several awards such as Best Actress and Best Screenwriter at the 21st European Film Awards.[5][6][7]