Lemon Tree: Cedar Lee Theater / Darna Morrocan Restaurant

Lemon Tree is coming to town! It was a favorite at the Film Festival. It is the struggle not unknown in the USA: keeping our country safe from terrorism without losing our moral sense of history. I still remember how much I enjoyed the director's previous movie "Syrian Bride".

7:20 MOVIE
Meet at the ENTRANCE DOOR 10 minutes ahead of time or look for the group inside the theater or meet us afterward outside the entrance door. Give yourself extra time as it is a Friday.

9:15 EATS AND DISCUSSION
Did you know there is a new Moroccan restaurant in town (the only one I am aware of)? Darna is located at 13114 Shaker Square and promises to be interesting. It is about a 10 minute drive from the theater. [masked].
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Getting there is easy. Take Lee road South for a couple of miles. Make a right (west) on Shaker Blvd until your arrive in the Square. Look for the Movie Theater and park behind the Shaker Square Cinemas. Once you get out front, it is a few storefronts from the theater.

Please let us know your dinner plans on your RSVP so that we can either save you a seat at the "Movie Group" table or plan to meet you at the movie. Checks are processed in groups of 2 or 3 so please bring cash to pay for your meal.

If you don't see us when you walk in, ask to be seated with the Movie Group.

DESCRIPTION
Salma Zidane lives in a tiny Palestinian village on the West Bank. She is 45 years old and a widow. Her children have left home, and she is alone. When the Israeli minister of defense builds a house on the other side of the green line, Selma's lemon trees come to the attention of his bodyguards. Her trees are a security risk. They can hide terrorists and impede the bodyguards in their work. The lemon trees were planted by Salma's family many generations ago--they are synonymous with Salma's family history. Salma gets herself a lawyer. On the other side of the grove, the defense minister's wife, who has become more and more lonely and unhappy as her husband's political career has blossomed, feels increasingly drawn to Salma as the unfair 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.

REVIEW
Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis' Lemon Tree is a lively deadpan comedy which, like his prior film The Syrian Bride, satirizes Israel's bureaucrats while remaining sympathetic to citizens who live within and adjacent to Israel's disputed borders..
http://www.philly.com...

FEE
Goes toward charges incurred for using the MeetUp website. You can access PayPal or pay your fee to the Organizer at the event.
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MOVIE LINKS:

Cleveland Cinemas (Cedar Lee), Cleveland Heights, 2163 Lee Road. http://www.clevelandc...

PARKING: Paid Parking is now 24 X 7, so bring a couple of quarters. Credit cards work in the garage. A free parking lot is on Edgewood road, one block west of Lee road at Cedar.

Cinemateque, Cleveland Institute of Art, 11141 East Blvd. http://www.cia.edu/ac...

PARKING: They have a free parking lot.

Cleveland Museum of Art Panorama Series, 11150 East Blvd. http://www.clevelanda...

PARKING: They have an attendant parking garage. There is also street parking.

Movie Reviews. http://www.rottentoma...