Filmes

Competition - New Directors


THE BAND’S VISIT (2007)

Israel / France

Once upon a time, not very long ago, a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. They came to play at the opening of an Arab cultural centre but, due to bureaucracy, bad luck or for whatever reason, they were left stranded at the airport. They tried to manage on their own, only to find themselves in a desolate, almost forgotten, small Israeli town, somewhere in the heart of the desert. A lost band in a lost town – not many people remember this. The feature won eight Awards of the Israeli Film Academy: best film, director, screenplay, actor (Sasson Gabai), actress (Ronit Elkabetz), supporting actor (Saleh Bakri), music and costumes.

director
Eran Kolirin
screenplay
Eran Kolirin
cinematographer
Shai Goldman
edition
Arik Lahav Leibovitz
music
Habib Shehadeh Hanna
cast
Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour
producer
Eilon Ratzkovsky, Ehud Bleiberg, Yossi Uzrad, Koby Gal-Raday, Guy Jacoel
production company
July-August Productions
world sales
Bleiberg Entertainment Inc.
90 minutes
color digital