---
title: 'Lemon Tree (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Eran Riklis'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Israel'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lemon-tree-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172963/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lemon Tree (2008)

2008 · 106 min · Drama · Israel, Germany, France

Original title: شجرة ليمون

## Synopsis

Lemon Tree is a 2008 drama film directed by Eran Riklis, co-written by Suha Arraf. Starring Hiam Abbass, Ali Suliman, Danny Leshman and Rona Lipaz-Michael, it follows the legal efforts of a Palestinian widow to stop the Israeli Defense Minister, her new 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Eran Riklis](https://cinepixo.com/people/eran-riklis)
- **Screenplay:** [Eran Riklis](https://cinepixo.com/people/eran-riklis), [Suha Arraf](https://cinepixo.com/people/suha-arraf)
- **Producer:** [Eran Riklis](https://cinepixo.com/people/eran-riklis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rainer Klausmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-klausmann)
- **Editor:** [Tova Asher](https://cinepixo.com/people/tova-asher)

## Cast

- [Smadar Jaaron](https://cinepixo.com/people/smadar-jaaron)
- [Tarik Kopty](https://cinepixo.com/people/tarik-kopty)
- [Loai Nofi](https://cinepixo.com/people/loai-nofi)
- [Einat Sarouf](https://cinepixo.com/people/einat-sarouf)
- [Rona Lipaz-Michael](https://cinepixo.com/people/rona-lipaz-michael)
- [Doron Tavori](https://cinepixo.com/people/doron-tavori)
- [Danny Leshman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-leshman)
- [Ali Suliman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ali-suliman)
- [Yair Lapid](https://cinepixo.com/people/yair-lapid)
- [Eran Ivanir](https://cinepixo.com/people/eran-ivanir)
- [Hili Yalon](https://cinepixo.com/people/hili-yalon)
- [Hiam Abbass](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiam-abbass)
- [Amos Lavi](https://cinepixo.com/people/amos-lavi)
- [Amnon Wolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/amnon-wolf)
- [Makram Khoury](https://cinepixo.com/people/makram-khoury)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/lemon-tree-2008
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