9 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:

The Lemon Tree

A Customer from Sevenoaks, 13th May, 2009

A very interesting film. You really sympathise with and admire the palestinian widow who enters a futile struggle to keep her lemon grove. You wonder why she does it, but realise that it represents all that is important to her. One small story amongst many more in that part of the world.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Lemon Tree

Gil from , 30th May, 2009

The film is visually stunning and has a moving story. I thought it would be very biased poltically and it is to an extent but also shows the exploitation of the individual by both sides. It is slow moving and not of interest to anyone who likes a bit of action!

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3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Ok film despite subtitles

A Customer from London, 28th July, 2009

Film was ok...reall life story etc but bit predictable

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Lemon Tree

A Customer from Taunton, 25th October, 2009

An elegant film, illustrating the on-going hostilities between Palestinians and Israelis living as fragile neighbours in Gaza. A simple but true story of how a powerless widow outwits the might of the Israeli government with the help of the media in her bid to defend her property and her individual rights.

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Lemon Tree

uhygtiuplkuh from , 14th October, 2009

Sums up the tragedy of the Israeli-Palestinian situation in a vividly portrayed, unsentimentalised drama of one woman's fight to save her orchard of lemon trees.

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Lemon tree

A Customer from Blackburn, 11th October, 2009

A poetic and illuminating film that highlights the absurd cruelties of the Israeli/Palestine conflict. Wonderful acting.

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A beautiful and simple fable

Noseyjoe from , 10th September, 2009

Well, not so much a fable as a tale of everyday hardship on the West Bank. Although an Israeli film this is arguably pro (or at least very sympathetic) to the plight of the Palestineans. On the other hand it shows how, at a human level, ordinary Israelis connect with those whose lives 'security precautions' ruin. It is beautifully made, with a mesmerising central performance by the owner of the lemon grove that is under threat. Her serene beauty marks her out from the anger and hostility all around her, and this is superbly enhanced by the lack of intrusive music. When you have performances this good and emotions this sincere, silence is the only soundtrack

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