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Tue, Feb 17, 2009
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DIRECTOR: ERAN RIKLIS
ISRAEL
Lemon Tree turns a minor political skirmish into an affecting parable of a region relentlessly divided. Salma, a Palestinian widow, finds her beloved lemon grove--a family legacy--threatened when a stubborn Israeli defense minister moves in next door and declares the trees, which straddle the Israel/West Bank border, a security threat. Salma takes her seemingly hopeless case all the way to the Israeli High Court with the help of a young Palestinian attorney. The legal battle stirs the compassion of the minister's wife, a woman left unhappy and marginalized by her husband's blossoming career, and she forms a surprising solidarity with Salma. Nominated for seven Israeli Acadmey Awards, Lemon Tree is this year's Israeli submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. ( 106 min )
Selected Filmography: On A Clear Day You Can See Damascus (84), Cup Final (91), Volcano Junction (99), The Syrian Bride (04).
Sponsored by the Portland Jewish Film Festival, April 17-26.
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