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  • The Band's Visit
  • Opened February 8, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 25 min.
  • PG-13
    brief strong language
  • A small Egyptian Police band arrives in Israel. They are suppose to play at an initiation ceremony but instead are left stranded at the airport. The band tries to make their way on their own, only to find themselves in a desolate, small Israeli Read More
  • Cast: Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour
  • Director: Eran Kolirin
  • Genres: Comedy

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  • Ronit Elkabetz as Dina and Sasson Gabai as Tewfiq in "The Band's Visit."
  • Sasson Gabai as Tewfiq, Ronit Elkabetz as Dina and Rubi Moscovitz as Itzik in "The Band's Visit."
  • Khalifa Natour as Simon, Imad Jabarin as Camal, Hisham Khoury as Fauzi, Hila Surjon as Iris, Ahouva Keren as Lea and Uri Gabriel as Avrum in "The Band's Visit."
  • Imad Jabarin as Camal and Itzik Konfino as Tzhai in "The Band's Visit."
  • Khalifa Natour as Simon Imad Jabarin as Camal and Hisham Khoury as Fauzi in "The Band's Visit."
  • Director Eran Kolirin on the set of "The Band's Visit."
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The Band's Visit Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Very good comedy

    by crgv

    This movie is about a band from Egypt, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra that visits Israel. The band ends up in the middle of the Israeli desert, after taking a bus to the wrong destination. it is a very good comedy showing people from two cultures as ordinary people with hopes and disappointments, and most of all, it is a film about the loneliness that surrounds all of us.

  • So-so

    The Band's Visit

    by Arthurdog

    The general idea of the theme for a movie is good and the 2 main characters are believable and likeable; yet the movie is way too long; I slept through some of it . Too little plot to keep the story going for 2 hours. I think so much more could have been done to make the situation the band members find themselves in funnier, the characters more memorable .Except for the 2 protagonists the film is poorly acted . Much of the audience did not agree with me as I heard them laugh at the most superficial slapstick lines. However, talking to my friends after the movie, we were all disappointed.

  • Must Go!

    The Band's Visit

    by ArtieB

    I expected a simple comedy. Instead, it was a beautiful portrayal of hospitality and empathy in potentially difficult cir***stances.

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The Band's Visit Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    A lovely, smart and beautifully understated film.

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The Band's Visit has not provided any of the narrative payoffs we might have...

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Something marvelous happens as the filmmaker, in his first feature, expertly...

  • 88
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    It's a small, profoundly satisfying movie that keeps echoing long after it's...

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