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Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007) -- The U.S. theatrical trailer for The Band's Visit, directed by Eran Kolirin.
Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007) -- A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.

Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   4,301 votes
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Director:
Eran Kolirin
Writer:
Eran Kolirin (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for The Band's Visit on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
13 September 2007 (Israel) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Once-not long ago-a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this...It wasn't that important. more
Plot:
A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
40 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
You Speak. You Don't Speak more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La visite de la fanfare (France)
The Band's Visit (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Runtime:
87 min
Country:
Israel | France | USA
Language:
English | Arabic | Hebrew
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Yeruham, Negev Desert, Israel

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Trivia:
The movie was selected to be Israel's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV), but it was disqualified by AMPAS because more than 50% of the film's dialogue was found to be in English, as opposed to Arabic and Hebrew. After an unsuccessful appeal, Israel sent Beaufort (2007) instead. more
Goofs:
Continuity: 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. more
Movie Connections:
Features Ha-Shoter Azulai (1970) more
Soundtrack:
Summertime more

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Is "Bikur Ha-Tizmoret" based on a novel?
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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
You Speak. You Don't Speak, 2 March 2008
8/10
Author: David Ferguson (fergusontx@gmail.com) from Dallas, Texas

Greetings again from the darkness. Stellar film from rising star, Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin. This film offers the beautifully delivered message that regardless of our culture, we all want to be connected to another person. Other than the language we speak, we really aren't so dissimilar.

The Egyptian Police Orchestra is stranded on their way to play at the opening of an Arab Culture Center. The language barrier causes them to be stuck in a one-horse town with a similar type name. What follows is a touching story and terrific film-making. So much is communicated with so few words.

There are three of four amazing scenes. My favorite is probably the funniest in the film. At the roller rink, one of the band members assists an awkward local with the proper technique in consoling a girl whose feelings he has hurt. It is funny and touching and moving and insightful all at once. The band leader's scenes with Dena, the beautiful and lonely restaurateur who takes the band in for the evening, are so emotional and sincere that I kept wanting to scream at them both! Just great stuff.

I look forward to more from Eran Kolirin and it is very sad that this film was disqualified in the Foreign Language category due to the determination that too much English was used. Still, it doesn't change the fact that this is a terrific movie and story.

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No Wonder This Got Snubbed By The Idiots At The Academy BandofInsiders
The worse movie I've watched in cinemas that year bernatdg
Arabic songs throughout the film? Moka0502
The song at the end kelly5612
is the entire movie subtitled? nix7
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