Movie Info. 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. Drama, Comedy. Eran Kolirin. Feb 8, limited.
Jul 29, Sony Pictures Classics. Sasson Gabai Tawfiq. Ronit Elkabetz Dina. Saleh Bakri Haled. Khalifa Natour Simon. Rubi Moskovitz Itzik. Uri Gavriel Avrum.
Imad Jabarin Camal Abdel Azim. Hilla Sarjon Iris. Eran Kolirin Director. Eran Kolirin Writer. Ehud Bleiberg Producer. Koby Gal-Raday Producer. Guy Jacoel Producer. Eilon Ratzkovsky Producer. Yossi Uzrad Producer. Shai Goldman Cinematographer. Arik Leibovitch Film Editor. Richards Film. View All Critic Reviews Nov 07, A trip to Israeli nowheresville by a minor Egyptian civic band is an occasion for a interesting little filmic investigation into what forces make us all tick.
Everyone expects trouble Slowly budding revelation sparkles like light on a pond across the faces of this cast of unknowns. Kevin M. W Super Reviewer. Aug 12, It was the opposite of dramatic or flashy, but kept you captivated anyway.
I liked it! Sarah P Super Reviewer. Jun 09, A touching and considered slice of life that's kind of like those small-town-in-the-Midwest movies where everyone's in pain, except it happens in the Israeli desert, and the new guys in town are a police band from Egypt. A lean film, but one that still takes its time, and one that was well lauded on the festival circuit.
Definitely worth a look - reminded me of Wim Wenders for no obvious reason. Daniel P Super Reviewer. Jan 14, Not many remember this It wasn't that important. It tells the story of an Egyptian Police band that has gone over to Israel for a concert at an Arab cultural centre, only to find that they have ended up in the wrong town.
In a period of 24 hours, they manage to establish friendships among some of the town's off beat residents. It shows that despite cultural differences between Arabs and Jews, they manage to for the most part rise above prejudices and make the most of an awkward situation. This film may remind you at times of some of the tongue in cheek comedies of Aki Kaurismaki. Lorenzo v Super Reviewer. See all Audience reviews. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.
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Storyline Edit. 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, led 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.
Once-not long ago-a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this It wasn't that important. Comedy Drama Music Romance. Rated PG for brief strong language.
Did you know Edit. After an unsuccessful appeal, Israel sent Beaufort instead. Goofs When speaking in Arabic, Tawfiq pronounces some words with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation, and some words with the Palestinian Arabic pronunciation. Being an Egyptian, he should talk in Egyptian Arabic dialect all the time. Quotes Lieutenant-colonel Tawfiq Zacharya : This is like asking why a man needs a soul.
User reviews 70 Review. Top review. In an ocean of predictable movies, "The Band's Visit" is an island of bliss. When you see the advertising about the story of an Egyptian police band getting lost in Israel, you're likely to roll the film instantly in your mind - conflict, hatred, perhaps some awkward humor, and a forced bit or two of vague optimism about the future.
Forget all that, it's some other movie. This one is free and clear of anything set, routine, obvious, predictable. It's an unsentimental "people movie" remember when Hollywood used to churn those out? It's not dumped on the audience in its fullness by its writer and first-time director, Eran Kolirin. Action is slow or nonexistent, dialogue is halting, silences are rampant. And yet it all works so well: even if you have never heard Egyptian music, when the band finally plays as the end-credits roll , you're guaranteed to groove on it.
Kolirin is a writer and director of great economy. The characters of and relationships between the eight band members - in their powder blue, Sgt. Pepper-wannabe, uniforms are revealed through a word here, an expression there, and pretty soon, you really know them The head of the band, Tewfig, is an officious, prissy, downcast, silent figure, and yet as the camera stays on him a great deal of the time, slowly you are getting used to him, and when he finally puts together a couple of full sentences, you may feel acceptance and even appreciation.
It is at this point, far into the movie, that you understand why Dina is pursuing him. Dina is the attractive - if blowsy - owner of a small cafe in the Israeli desert town where the band is stranded. There is much, much more to "Visit," but just watching the Tewfig-Dina story, and reveling in the performances of the two actors, is well worth the price of admission.
The band leader is Sasson Gabal, and I must admit being incredulous finding out after seeing the movie that he is a famous Israeli actor. Not only does he appear authentically Egyptian, but when starts singing an Arabic song - oy! Dina is Ronit Elkabetz, an actor so fine that you'd never suspect her of being one; what you see on the screen is the character, totally believable.
FAQ 2. Is "Bikur Ha-Tizmoret" based on a novel? Details Edit. Release date March 21, United States. Israel United States France.
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