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 ... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsThere are no major plot points or dramatic arcs in The Band's Visit, but through its awkward pauses, there's plenty of nuance and wry humour. |
| The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)Dan DiNicolaEven without the coveted Oscar pedigree, this modest comedy has to be the most delightful and enjoyable movie now playing in local theaters. |
| Jerusalem PostHannah BrownIt's both quintessentially Israeli and an enjoyable experience that will touch audiences no matter what their background. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerArab-Israeli relations get the warm fuzzy treatment in The Band's Visit, a wonderfully appealing Israeli film that should have been up for a foreign-language Oscar. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelDuane DudekThe Band's Visit reveals that the strangest places are rich in dreams, joy and hope, and that strangers can share them. |
| Boxoffice MagazineShlomo SchwartzbergEran Kolirin's uncommonly assured directorial debut hinges on its characters, and in Ronit Elkabetz as Dina, and Sasson Gabai as Tewfiq, he strikes cinematic gold. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsGlenn WhippBoth a soulful mood piece and beautiful exploration of cross-cultural communion. |
| Empire MagazineWill LawrenceA heartfelt, wry and decidedly spry film. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Annie WagnerIt's not going to solve any problems in the Middle East, and it doesn't attempt to, either. It's just a quiet story about the uncomfortable charm of coerced hospitality. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerWriter-director Eran Kolirin has a gentle touch, although the film is too self-consciously sentimental. |
