
Lemon Tree
Directed by Eran Riklis
Produced by Riva Film, Eran Riklis Productions
A quiet, melancholic legal and personal drama about a Palestinian widow's struggle to preserve her ancestral lemon grove against state power, grounded in the lived experience of occupation.
Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority, Israeli army, and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath?
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Questions people ask
Is Lemon Tree sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Lemon Tree scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Lemon Tree violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Lemon Tree end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Lemon Tree easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Lemon Tree
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Lemon Tree
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Lemon Tree, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Lemon Tree, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Lemon Tree, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
























































