Lemon Tree

Palestinian widow Salma lives off a lemon grove next to the Green Line border between Israel and the West Bank. Her new neighbor on the other side happens to be the new Israeli minister of defense, Israel Navon. His secret service men regards Salma’s garden as a threat to his safety, and orders it to be uprooted. But Salma takes a stand against the destruction of her only source of income and brings the issue to the Supreme Court. Her struggle makes big waves: not only the international media take notice, even the minister’s unhappy wife, Mira, becomes curious…

Eran Riklis is one of Israels most distinguished directors. Israeli-Arab borderline situations were already the topic of his last movie: „The Syrian Bride” (made by the same producers as „Lemon Tree”) was released worldwide and won numerous awards.