Films

(1) Lemon Tree [2008]

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• Description:  Salma, a Palestinian widow, has to stand up against her new neighbour, the Israeli Defense Minister, when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove, on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank. The Israeli security forces are quick to declare that Salma’s trees pose a threat to the Minister s safety and issue orders to uproot them. Together with Ziad Daud, her young Palestinian lawyer, Salma goes all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court to try and save her trees. Her struggle raises the interest of Mira Navon, the Defense minister’s wife, who is trapped in her new home and in an unhappy life. Despite their differences and the borders between them the two women develop an invisible bond, while forbidden ties grow stronger between Salma and Ziad. Salma s legal and personal journey lead her deep into the complex, dark and sometimes funny chaos of the ongoing struggle in the Middle East, in which all players find themselves alone in their struggle to survive.

Lemon Tree (2008) [DVD]

United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: Arabic ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Hebrew ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Salma, a Palestinian widow – living there for de…

(2) The Yacoubian Building [2006]

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• Description: Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name, The Yacoubian Building in the city of Cairo embodies every aspect of Egypt’s capital, from its architecture and history, to its complex labyrinth of stories exploring love and power, sex and politics. Crossing a spectrum of classes, characters, families and narratives, debut director Marwan Hamed’s beautiful adaptation of Dr Alaa Al Aswany’s novel, turns one of Cairo’s oldest buildings into an intricate depiction of the city at broad-reaching levels of the social and emotional scale. Tackling everything from Islamic fundamentalism to homosexuality and corruption, ‘The Yacoubian Building’ gives us a lively, sometimes harsh and often funny look at modern Egyptian society.

The Yacoubian Building [2005] [DVD]

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(3) West Beirut (1998)

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• Description: In 1975, Beirut is split into two factions in the war between the Christian militia and the Lebanese Muslims. Teenager Tarek’s parents fight over whether to stay or go, while he journeys through the ruins of the city on excursions with his friend Omar and May, a young Christian girl. Together they film the scenes of destruction on a Super-8 camera, learning much about life along the way.

West Beyrouth [DVD] [1999]

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