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Band's Visit (2007)  link to Band's Visit on IMDb  

Number: 921

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IMDb Rating:
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7.6/10 (11.5K votes)

Also known as: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (International title) & The Band's Visit

Country: Israel, 87 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Arabic, Hebrew

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance

Director(s): Eran Kolirin

Storyline:
On an ordinary day, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives in Israel from Egypt for a cultural event, only find there is no delegation to meet them, nor any arrangements to get to their destination of Petah Tiqva. When they find their own ride, they arrive instead at the remote town of Beit Hatikva. Stuck there until the next morning's bus, the band, lead by the repressed Tawfiq Zacharaya, gets help from the worldly lunch owner, Dina, who offers to put them up for the night. As the band settles in as best it can, each of the members attempts to get along with the natives in their own way. What follows is a special night of quiet happenings and confessions as the band makes its own impact on the town and the town on them.

Cast:

Sasson Gabai Lieutenant-colonel Tawfiq Zacharya
Ronit Elkabetz Dina
Saleh Bakri Haled
Khalifa Natour Simon
Uri Gavriel Avrum

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 6 Slot 81

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1