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Excellent film of Academy Award Caliber. Hiam Abbass in the maail role is a truly phenomenal new Anna Magnani.
May 29,2009
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A wrenching, richly layered feminist allegory as well as a geopolitical one.Full Review
Stephen Holden
The New York Times
The rare ability to make intelligent, entertaining cinema from hot-button current issues is beautifully illustrated by Lemon Tree.Full Review
Derek Elley
Variety
Something like a cross between a torn-from-the-headlines docudrama, a Middle East conflict rendered in miniature and Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard," this latest film from the terrific Israeli director Eran Riklis revolves around the amazing lead performance of Palestinian-French actress Hiam Abbass.Full Review
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
The most remarkable aspect of Lemon Tree, however, and the one that's most likely to land this film on many year-end Best Foreign Film lists, is Abbass' devastating and marvelously restrained performance.Full Review
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
Referencing the popular song, the movie's title reminds us that "the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat." That, in a rind, is Riklis's deeply frustrated view of his country's stalemate, but you can only take a metaphor so far before it falters in the face of endless geopolitical complexity.Full Review
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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