Ira Riklis is the co-producer of a new movie called “Lemon Tree.” The film captures the reality and suffering of those who live in Israel and Palestine. It is a drama based on the true story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemontree field when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down.
The film was directed by Israeli Eran Riklis and co-produced by Eran Riklis Productions, Heimatfilm, MACT Productions and Riva Filmproduktion.
“The newly appointed Israel Minister of Defense, played by Doron Tavory, moves into a Jewish community on the Green Line with his suburban home directly facing the lemon orchards of his Arab neighbor, played by Hiam Abbass. The Minister’s wife eyes her Arab neighbor, Salma, from over a wire fence and a smile develops between both women. It is that smile which brings hope to the movie and to the lives of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians seeking a true and lasting peace.”
Here is another review of Lemon Tree in IMDB.com. Here is the trailer: