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    The Band's Visit

    Original title: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret
    • 20072007
    • PG-13PG-13
    • 1h 27min
    IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    13K
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    Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    The U.S. theatrical trailer for The Band's Visit, directed by Eran Kolirin.
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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.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.

    • Director
      • Eran Kolirin
    • Writer
      • Eran Kolirin
    • Stars
      • Sasson Gabay
      • Ronit Elkabetz
      • Saleh Bakri
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Eran Kolirin
    • Writer
      • Eran Kolirin
    • Stars
      • Sasson Gabay
      • Ronit Elkabetz
      • Saleh Bakri
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    • 70User reviews
    • 144Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 47 wins & 16 nominations

    Videos1

    U.S. trailer: The Band's Visit
    Trailer 2:09
    U.S. trailer: The Band's Visit

    Photos26

    Sasson Gabay, Khalifa Natour, Imad Jabarin, Eyad Sheety, and Saleh Bakri in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Saleh Bakri in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Rinat Matatov, Saleh Bakri, and Shlomi Avraham in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Sasson Gabay in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabay, and Saleh Bakri in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Ronit Elkabetz and Sasson Gabay in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Khalifa Natour, Imad Jabarin, and Hisham Khoury in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Imad Jabarin in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Uri Gavriel, Ahuva Keren, Hilla Sarjon, and Rubi Moskovitz in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Uri Gavriel, Ahuva Keren, Khalifa Natour, Imad Jabarin, Hilla Sarjon, Rubi Moskovitz, and Hisham Khoury in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Sasson Gabay in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)
    Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabay, and Rubi Moskovitz in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007)

    Top cast

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    Sasson Gabay
    Sasson Gabay
    • Lieutenant-colonel Tawfiq Zacharyaas Lieutenant-colonel Tawfiq Zacharya
    Ronit Elkabetz
    Ronit Elkabetz
    • Dinaas Dina
    Saleh Bakri
    Saleh Bakri
    • Haledas Haled
    Khalifa Natour
    Khalifa Natour
    • Simonas Simon
    Rubi Moskovitz
    • Itzikas Itzik
    Uri Gavriel
    Uri Gavriel
    • Avrumas Avrum
    Imad Jabarin
    Imad Jabarin
    • Major-general Camal Abdel Azimas Major-general Camal Abdel Azim
    Hilla Sarjon
    Hilla Sarjon
    • Irisas Iris
    Shlomi Avraham
    • Papias Papi
    Tarik Kopty
    Tarik Kopty
    • Imanas Iman
    • (as Tarak Kopty)
    Rinat Matatov
    Rinat Matatov
    • Yulaas Yula
    Tomer Yosef
    • Arsas Ars
    Nadav Asulin
    • Samias Sami
    Ahuva Keren
    Ahuva Keren
    • Leaas Lea
    François Khell
    • Makramas Makram
    Hisham Khoury
    Hisham Khoury
    • Fauzias Fauzi
    Shlomi Koriat
    Shlomi Koriat
    • Man with yellow ballas Man with yellow ball
    Hila Saada
    Hila Saada
    • Svetlanaas Svetlana
    • Director
      • Eran Kolirin
    • Writer
      • Eran Kolirin
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    Storyline

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    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. —Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
    putting one's hair under nose like a mustachebandpoliceisraelarab160 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • Once-not long ago-a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this...It wasn't that important.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Music
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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 reviews70

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Really well done
    A movie that should be getting lot more press.

    Enjoyable and bit quirky to see the kinds of situations people get into, that are much like we may experience anywhere else in the world.

    Others have laid out the plot well and nothing more needs to be said about how the story develops.

    I found two scene in this movie the kind that one must remember, rather like the many one may recall from Bogart in Casablanca.

    The exchange at the phone and the scenes at the skating rink are precious and very well acted.

    This is a movie I recommend seeing and then putting into memory to come back and see again and again just for the pure pleasure of a well developed comedy.
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    5
    • jimstevensvend
    • Nov 23, 2007

    FAQ2

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

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Israel
      • United States
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (United States)
    • Languages
      • Hebrew
      • Arabic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bandonun Ziyareti
    • Filming locations
      • Yeruham, Israel
    • Production companies
      • July August Productions
      • Bleiberg Entertainment
      • Sophie Dulac Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,054,457
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $67,492
      • Feb 10, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,587,587
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 27min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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