The Band's Visit

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
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    • Runtime
    87 mins
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    • Rated
    PG-13
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    • Release Date
    2008
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    • Countries
    USA, France, Israel
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Arabic, Hebrew
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DIRECTED BY:
Eran Kolirin
WRITTEN BY:
Eran Kolirin
CAST INCLUDES:
Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Director/Writer Eran Kolirin makes his feature debut with this slice-of-life comedy that earned the FIPRESCI Prize - Un Certain Regard, Un Certain Regard - Jury Coup de Coeur and Award of the Youth at the Cannes Film Festival. Rated a near perfect 98% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, THE BAND'S VISIT was heralded by the Wall Street Journal as "spellbinding." It centers on a band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force, as they head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town. Entertainment Weekly raves, "Something marvelous happens as the filmmaker, in his first feature, expertly metes out small scenes of communication between people taught, for generations, to be wary of one another: This Band swings with the rhythms of hope."

SYNOPSIS

The eight Egyptian musicians who comprise the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrive by mistake in a small town in Israel’s Negev Desert. Their booking set for a different city, and with no transportation out of the town or any hotels to stay at, the band settles at a restaurant owned by Dina (Ronit Elkabetz), who offers them lodging. Overcoming ethnic barriers, the Egyptians find diversion and companionship with the Israelis through a pervading undercurrent of shared melancholy.

The Band's Visit

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    87 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2008
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, France, Israel
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Arabic, Hebrew
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Eran Kolirin
WRITTEN BY
Eran Kolirin
CAST INCLUDES
Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour
Director/Writer Eran Kolirin makes his feature debut with this slice-of-life comedy that earned the FIPRESCI Prize - Un Certain Regard, Un Certain Regard - Jury Coup de Coeur and Award of the Youth at the Cannes Film Festival. Rated a near perfect 98% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, THE BAND'S VISIT was heralded by the Wall Street Journal as "spellbinding." It centers on a band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force, as they head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town. Entertainment Weekly raves, "Something marvelous happens as the filmmaker, in his first feature, expertly metes out small scenes of communication between people taught, for generations, to be wary of one another: This Band swings with the rhythms of hope."

The eight Egyptian musicians who comprise the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrive by mistake in a small town in Israel’s Negev Desert. Their booking set for a different city, and with no transportation out of the town or any hotels to stay at, the band settles at a restaurant owned by Dina (Ronit Elkabetz), who offers them lodging. Overcoming ethnic barriers, the Egyptians find diversion and companionship with the Israelis through a pervading undercurrent of shared melancholy.