Israel / Germany / France,
2008, 106 min
Directed by:
Eran RiklisCinematography:
Rainer KlausmannComposer:
Habib ShadahCast:
Hiam Abbass, Ali Suliman, Makram Khoury, Loai Nofi, Tarik Kopty, Jameel Khoury, Hili Yalon, Amos Lavi, Doron Tavory, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Amos TamamPlots(1)
Hiam Abbass portrays a lonely Palestinian widow who tends her family’s West Bank lemon grove. But when the new Israeli Defense Minister and his wife move next door, the government demands that the trees be uprooted. Can two women from opposite sides of the fence find justice in a country and culture divided by intolerance? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Hiam Abbass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/149/161149311_4ecdd6.jpg)
Hiam Abbass
Israel
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Promise (2011) (series)
The Visitor (2007)
![Ali Suliman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/397/162397872_f918db.jpg)
Ali Suliman
Israel
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Lemon Tree (2008)
The Syrian Bride (2004)
Makram Khoury
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (2023)
Munich (2005)
Lemon Tree (2008)
Loai Nofi
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Lemon Tree (2008)
Out in the Dark (2012)
![Tarik Kopty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/649/161649823_010e7c.jpg)
Tarik Kopty
Israel
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Lemon Tree (2008)
The Syrian Bride (2004)
Jameel Khoury
Israel
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Lemon Tree (2008)
Out in the Dark (2012)
Hili Yalon
Israel
Best movies:
Lemon Tree (2008)
For My Father (2008)
Amos Lavi
Libya
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Lemon Tree (2008)
Lemon Popsicle III (1981)
Doron Tavory
Best movies:
Lemon Tree (2008)
Rona Lipaz-Michael
Best movies:
Lemon Tree (2008)
Dancing Arabs (2014)
![Amos Tamam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/327/162327383_48fab3.png)
Amos Tamam
Israel
Best movies:
Lemon Tree (2008)
Through the Wall (2016)
Jarhead: Law of Return (2019)