The Band's Visit
Original title: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret
2007 · 1 h 27 min
Cast
Sasson Gabay 
Ronit Elkabetz 
Saleh Bakri 
Khalifa Natour Rubi Moskovitz 
Uri Gavriel
Credits
Written by: 
Eran Kolirin
Plot
An Egyptian police orchestra arrives in the wrong Israeli town and spends a night with the locals, in a gentle, melancholic comedy.
Sinekatalog’s take
A gentle, funny and poignant film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (14,733 votes)
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