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- 87 Minutes
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Language English / Hebrew / Arabic with English subtitles
- Country France, Israel, USA
- Rated: PG-13
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Eran Kolirin
- Written by Eran Kolirin
- Starring Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Sasson Gabai, Uri Gavriel
This heartwarming and poignant winner of the Cannes Film Festival "Un Certain Regard" prize is the mesmerizing and witty story of strangers in a strange land. A fading Egyptian police band arrives in Israel to play at the Arab Cultural Center. When they take the wrong bus, the band members find themselves in a desolate Israeli village. With no other option than to spend the night with the local townspeople, the two distinctly different cultures realize the universal bonds of love, music and life. Set against a breathtaking desert landscape, this cross-cultural comedy proves that getting lost is sometimes the best way to find yourself.
"The filmmaker, in his first feature, expertly metes out small scenes of communication between people taught, for generations, to be wary of one another." -- Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
(Read more)- More on The Band's Visit:
- Official film Web site
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