THE LEMON TREE: HAWAII PREMIERE

THE LEMON TREE: HAWAII PREMIERE
THE LEMON TREE: HAWAII PREMIERE
Director: Erin Riklis
Israel, Germany, France, 2008, 106 mins.
Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles
Special guest: Rabbi Peter Schaktman of Temple Emanu-El will present the film and lead a discussion following the film.
March 13 at 7:30 p.m. (Dinner at 6-7:30 p.m.)
March 16 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

Salma Zidane (Hiam Abbass) is a Palestinian widow who has been living quietly on her land for decades, until the new Israeli Defense Minister settles on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank—opposite Salma’s lemon grove. When Israeli security forces declare that Salma’s trees are a safety threat to the Minister and must be uprooted, Salma goes all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court. Winner of 2008 Israeli Film Academy Best Actress award; 2008 Berlin International Film Festival Audience Award; and a New York Times Critics’ Pick.



THE LEMON TREE
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts
900 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 532-3033
E-Mail: gcaruso@honoluluacademy.org