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The Band's Visit

Original title: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret
  • 20072007
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
14K
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The Band's Visit (2007)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
14K
YOUR RATING
    • Eran Kolirin
    • Eran Kolirin
  • Stars
    • Sasson Gabay
    • Ronit Elkabetz
    • Saleh Bakri
    • Eran Kolirin
    • Eran Kolirin
  • Stars
    • Sasson Gabay
    • Ronit Elkabetz
    • Saleh Bakri
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 73User reviews
    • 135Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    Videos1

    U.S. trailer: The Band's Visit
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    Photos44

    Sasson Gabay, Khalifa Natour, Imad Jabarin, Eyad Sheety, and Saleh Bakri in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Saleh Bakri in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Rinat Matatov, Saleh Bakri, and Shlomi Avraham in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Sasson Gabay in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabay, and Saleh Bakri in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Ronit Elkabetz and Sasson Gabay in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Khalifa Natour, Imad Jabarin, and Hisham Khoury in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Imad Jabarin in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Uri Gavriel, Ahuva Keren, Hilla Sarjon, and Rubi Moskovitz in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Uri Gavriel, Ahuva Keren, Khalifa Natour, Imad Jabarin, Hilla Sarjon, Rubi Moskovitz, and Hisham Khoury in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Sasson Gabay in The Band's Visit (2007)
    Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabay, and Rubi Moskovitz in The Band's Visit (2007)

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    Sasson Gabay
    Sasson Gabay
    • Lieutenant-colonel Tawfiq Zacharya
    • (as Sasson Gabai)
    Ronit Elkabetz
    Ronit Elkabetz
    • Dina
    Saleh Bakri
    Saleh Bakri
    • Haled
    Khalifa Natour
    Khalifa Natour
    • Simon
    Rubi Moskovitz
    • Itzik
    Uri Gavriel
    Uri Gavriel
    • Avrum
    Imad Jabarin
    Imad Jabarin
    • Major-general Camal Abdel Azim
    Hilla Sarjon
    Hilla Sarjon
    • Iris
    Shlomi Avraham
    • Papi
    Tarik Kopty
    Tarik Kopty
    • Iman
    • (as Tarak Kopty)
    Rinat Matatov
    Rinat Matatov
    • Yula
    Tomer Yosef
    • Ars
    Nadav Asulin
    • Sami
    Ahuva Keren
    Ahuva Keren
    • Lea
    François Khell
    • Makram
    Hisham Khoury
    Hisham Khoury
    • Fauzi
    Shlomi Koriat
    Shlomi Koriat
    • Man with yellow ball
    Hila Saada
    Hila Saada
    • Svetlana
      • Eran Kolirin
      • Eran Kolirin
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    Storyline

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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), 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.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sharon Amrani: Remember His Name (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      My Funny Valentine
      (From musical "Babes in Arms", 1937)

      Music by Richard Rodgers

      Lyrics by Lorenz Hart

    User reviews73

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    9/10
    A touching film about what makes us similar as humans
    I liked this movie. As a viewer, I was subjected to a wide range of emotions during this film: joy, frustration, embarrassment, delight and so on.

    One must understand that Israel and Egypt had been long time enemies (until the peace agreement in 1979) and that Israeli Jews and Arabs have very different views on so many matters. Within this context the humanity of the film really shines. People of such different backgrounds are basically the same; Same hopes and aspirations, same fears and frustrations etc. The same things make all of us tick.

    This film is also about strangers and others. And how we can help one another. The scene with Haled and the Israeli boy and girl in the skating rink is, my opinion, classic.

    enjoy
    helpful•67
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    • guylevi
    • Oct 6, 2007

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    • Is "Bikur Ha-Tizmoret" based on a novel?

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 2008 (United States)
      • Israel
      • United States
      • France
      • Official site (United States)
      • Hebrew
      • Arabic
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Yeruham, Israel
    • Production companies
      • July August Productions
      • Bleiberg Entertainment
      • Sophie Dulac Productions
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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