Salma Zidane is a 45-year-old widow who lives alone in a tiny Palestinian village on the West Bank. When the Israeli minister of defense builds a house on the other side of the Green Line, his bodyguards consider Salma’s lemon trees, planted many generations ago, to be a security risk, since they can hide terrorists. Meanwhile, the minister’s wife feels increasingly drawn to Salma as the battle between her husband and their Palestinian neighbors drags on. An invisible bond connects these two very different women who find themselves on the brink of a new phase in their lives. The New York Times: “Directed by the Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis, whose 2004 movie, THE SYRIAN BRIDE, explored Israeli-Arab border tensions, the film is also a wrenching, richly layered feminist allegory as well as a geopolitical one.” Sponsored by Red Hen Baking Co. Community Partners: Beth Jacob Synagogue, Peace and Justice Center, Vermont Council on World Affairs. 105 minutes, in Arabic and Hebrew with subtitles. Film website
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