Another Film About Israel

Lemon Tree. Dir. Eran Riklis.

Although this film isn’t about arabs or other groups living within Israel, if you enjoyed any of the short films that we saw today, then you may enjoy Lemon Tree. It focuses more on the conflict between Israel and Palestine by telling the story of a widowed Palestinian woman and her fight to protect her lemon grove from being torn down. While watching, you’re able to see the issue from the Palestnian perspective, which the media tends not to focus on. Overall, it’s a really good movie. Though I have relatives that are currently living in Israel, I did find myself sympathizing with the Palestinian woman. After seeing the Neve Shalom village documentary, one could only hope that the two countries could coexist and be friendly neighbours to one another.

Here’s a brief summary: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172963/

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