The Band's Visit is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed and written by Eran Kolirin, and starring Saleh Bakri, Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai and Uri Gavriel. It is an international co-production between Israel, France and the United States. The film received acclaim from critics and audiences. It won eight Ophir Prizes awarded by the Israeli Film Academy. It was Israel's original Foreign Language Film submission for the 80th Academy Awards, but was rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences because it contained over 50% English dialogue. Thus, Israel sent Beaufort instead; Beaufort was eventually included in the five final nominees.
| Director | Eran Kolirin |
| Produced by | Ehud Bleiberg, Koby Gal-Raday, Guy Jacoel, Eylon Ratzkovsky, Yossi Uzrad |
| Writer(s) | Eran Kolirin |
| Starring | Saleh Bakri, Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai, Uri Gavriel |
| Music | Habib Shadah |
| Cinematography | Shai Goldman |
| Edited by | Arik Leibovitch |
| Distributed by | Sophie Dulac Distribution, (France), Sony Pictures Classics, (United States) |
| Released | May 19, 2007 (Cannes), September 13, 2007 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Israel, France, United States |
| Language | Arabic, English, Hebrew |
| Box office | $14.6 million |
| Netflix ID | 70077551 |
About The Band's Visit
Based on a 2007 film of the same name, the story finds an Egyptian Police Band sent to a remote village in the middle of the Israeli desert after a mix-up at the border. There they are taken in by the locals, and their lives become intertwined in unexpected ways.
Achievement of The Band's Visit
The musical took home the most awards (10) at the 2018 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It also won Obie Awards for Musical Theatre and Directing.
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Latest information about The Band's Visit updated on July 28 2021.
