Oct 22 Lemon Tree

Salma, a 45-year-old Palestinian widow who tends her late father’s lemon grove, squares off against the Israeli defense minister, who has built a house next door. State security officials insist the grove threatens his safety and must come down, but Salma decides to fight for her trees.

Her legal journey takes her to the Israeli Supreme Court, and forges complex bonds with her young Palestinian lawyer and the defense minister’s unexpectedly sympathetic wife.

A wrenching, richly layered, feminist allegory as well as a geopolitical one. — New York Times

You know a performance has to be special when a Palestinian wins Israel’s version of the Best Actress Oscar. But why should politics detract from a stunning performance? — New York Post

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