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The Band's Visit

Once — not long ago — a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this... It wasn't that important.

This highly-decorated movie tells the tale of a small Egyptian Police band, who went to play in a village in Israel. They got lost and ended up in the wrong village in the desert. They next bus out will only arrive tomorrow. With no hotel, a local cafe owner arranges for the eight men to shack up with families in the village. Thus do these enemies, the Egyptians and Israelis, get to know more about each other, up close and personal. In English, Hebrew and Egyptian, with subtitles.

84 minutes, No persons under 13 (Language, Sex)
Comedy, Drama, On the art circuit

Credits

Cast

Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour

Director

Eran Kolirin

Screenplay

Eran Kolirin

Music

Habib Shadah

Cinematography

Shai Goldman

Editing

Arik Leibovitch

Sound formats

Dolby Digital

Soundtrack

Not available

Made in

2007

Produced by

July August Productions, Beliberg Entertainment, Sophie Dulac Productions

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama, comedy
Language	Strong, fairly frequent
Nudity	None
Sex	Strongly implied, brief, infrequent sex with suggestive sounds
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Some alcohol and tobacco use, in context
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarDiane de Beer

Die BurgerJeanne Calitz

The CitizenDavid Jenkin

International Media

BBC (UK)Paul Adrendt The Band's Visit is the kind of film that will appeal to patient viewers: charming, low-budget whimsy with a soupcon of political relevance.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert The Band’s Visit has not provided any of the narrative payoffs we might have expected, but has provided something more valuable.

eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson Charming and quietly profound

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli A drama about isolation and communication, The Band's Visit is characterized both by strongly delineated characters and low-key comedy. The movie is not lightweight but it is at times lighthearted.

Metacritic.com29 critics

RottenTomatoes.com107 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer The Band's Visit is both a clever, subtle slice-of-life comedy, and poignant cross-cultural exploration.

Internet (IMDB)3012 Netizens Band Visits, You'd Want Them to Stay

Average .. 79%

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