Lemon Tree (2008 film)

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Lemon Tree
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEran Riklis
Written byEran Riklis
Suha Arraf
Produced byEran Riklis
StarringHiam Abbass
Ali Suliman
Rona Lipaz-Michael
Doron Tavory
CinematographyRainer Klusmann
Edited byTova Asher
Music byHabib Shehadeh Hanna
Distributed byIFC Films
Release date
  • March 27, 2008 (2008-03-27)
Running time
106 minutes
CountriesIsrael, Germany, France
LanguagesArabic, Hebrew
Box office$6,628,437[1]

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]

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]

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