Lotterywest Festival Films :: Lemon Tree

Lemon Tree

Director: Eran Riklis · 106min · G
In English, Arabic and Hebrew with subtitles

The Israeli Defence Minister lives on the Green Line border between Israel and the West Bank, opposite the lemon grove of Salma (Hiam Abbass), a Palestinian widow. The security forces are quick to declare that Salma’s lovingly-tended trees pose a threat to the Minister’s safety and issue orders to uproot them. Salma stands up against her neighbour and goes all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court to try to save her trees.

As we follow Selma’s legal and personal journey and her fight to survive, we learn a great deal about the complexities and chaos, dark but sometimes comic, that characterise the ongoing struggle in the Middle East.

Audience Award, Berlin Film Festival 2008

Listen to >> Michael review Lemon Tree with Russell Woolf on 720 ABC Perth's Drive program

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Intelligent, entertaining cinema … a multi-faceted drama straddling the Palestinian-Israeli chasm that’s marbled with irony, generosity, anger and pure crowd-pleasing optimism
Variety

Focuses on a personal situation within a much bigger political context. Hiam Abbass gives an incredibly restrained and powerfully moving performance
Future Movies

****
Margaret Pomeranz & David Stratton, At the Movies

Supported By

  • Lotterywest
  • The University of Western Australia
  • The West Australian
  • Edith Cowan University
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  • The Waterboys
  • Must Winebar
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Somerville

23 Feb–1 Mar

Joondalup Pines, ECU

2 Mar–8 Mar

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    Savour 132 fabulous nights of the best world cinema under the stars at the magnificent picture garden, the Somerville Auditorium. Direct from international festivals, all the films are first release and exclusive to the Perth Festival. What better way to spend an evening than picnicking with friends before the sun sets and the silver screen lights up?

    Bring a picnic or select from the mouthwatering summer foods available at the venue.

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    Address: 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup

    Phone: 6304 5888

    Joondalup Pines is the only premier outdoor cinema north of Perth, situated in the heart of Joondalup on the Edith Cowan University campus.

    Its lakeside setting and BBQ facilities make this absolutely ideal for catching up with friends for a picnic and chat before the film starts at 8.30pm.

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    Door sales from 7.30pm nightly.
    Patrons are welcome to picnic lakeside from 6.30pm but must be seated by 8.15pm.
    Screenings cancelled if raining.

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