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Lemon Tree – Etz Limon: Palestine/Israel – allegory and metaphor

Posted on December 20th, 2008 by Zettel Film Reviewer

Tweet Lemon Tree – Eran Riklis At the very heart of this quiet, dignified film is a performance by Israeli-Arab Hiam Abbass of such power and stillness that it not only draws us into the pain and mental anguish of poor Palestinian widow Salma Zidane, but also resonates with the ancient Israeli/Palestinian conflict for which […]

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