Lemon Tree Israel / Germany / France
2008, 106min.
Prod./Dir./Script:: Eran Riklis, Dir. of Phot.: Rainer Klausmann, Compos.: Habib Shadah, Prod. Design: Miguel Markin, Sound: As Milo, Edit.: Tova Asher.
Cast: Hiam Abbass, Rona Lipaz, Doron Tavori.
Salma, a Palestinian woman lives on a territory adjacent to the green line [the pre-1967 border between Israel and the West Bank] whose new neighbor is the defense minister of Israel. This leads the security authorities to immediately regard the lemon grove of Salma as a threat to the security of the minister and his family and to order the uprooting of the trees. To their surprise, she retains a young Palestinian attorney and engages in a legal battle that goes all the way to the Israeli High Court of Justice.
Awards
Audience Award (Berlin IFF, Panorama 2008)
Production Company
Eran Riklis Productions
MACT Productions
Riva Film
Heimatfilm
| Riklis, Eran Eran Riklis (born 1954, Jerusalem)
Riklis has been in cinematography since 1975. He studied cinema at Tel Aviv University before graduating from the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, England in 1982. He made his first film On a Clear Day You Can See Damascus, a political thriller based on a true story, in 1984. Seven years later, he shot Cup Final, later praised by international critics and shown in several film festivals (including the Berlin and the Venice festivals). In 1993 Zohar was a big hit in Israel. The Syrian Bride was acclaimed both in festivals and on a worldwide scale. Riklis has also directed shorts and TV series.
Filmography
On a Clear Day You Can See Damascus (1984); Cup Final (1991); Zohar (1993); Borders (1999); Volcano Junction (1999); Temptation (2002); The Syrian Bride (2004); Lemon Tree (2008)
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