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Orkesterin vierailu

Original title: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret
  • 20072007
  • SS
  • 1h 27m
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7.5/10
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Orkesterin vierailu (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.

IMDb RATING
7.5/10
14K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
26,288
448
  • 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
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 72User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 47 wins & 17 nominations

    Videos1

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

    Photos44

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

    Top cast

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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
    • Director
      • Eran Kolirin
    • Writer
      • Eran Kolirin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    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 reviews72

    Review
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    Featured review
    7/10
    Egyptian-Israeli relations
    This little police orchestra from Egypt arrives in Israel and gets lost. They end up in the most boring village you've ever seen. On the surface. Soon different kinds of relations starts, between different kinds of people. We are all individuals.

    This is not just a small-talk tale about the fruitful meeting between two cultures and two powers. It's also about loneliness and how people cope with it. There's the loneliness from being old, the loneliness from being sexually outspoken, the loneliness from being retarded when it comes to passion. It's both a very sad and hopeful movie.

    Perhaps the main theme is music and the consolation which is possible from it.
    helpful•10
    4
    • stensson
    • Jan 6, 2008

    FAQ2

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

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 2008 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Israel
      • United States
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (United States)
    • Languages
      • Hebrew
      • Arabic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Band's Visit
    • 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
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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