Search - The Band's Visit on DVD

Marianna S. (Angeloudi) from HOLIDAY, FL
Reviewed on 5/25/2014...

This low-key movie is slow moving but somewhat charming none-the-less. The Alexandria Concert Orchestra is in Israel to perform a concert of classical Arab music at the opening of the Arab Cultural Center in Petah Tikvah. However, no one meets them at the airport and due to a lack of communication they end up at Bet Hatikvah, a town in the middle of the desert with little cultural amenities, no common language and no hotel. An Israeli woman, Dina, who owns the town's one restaurant, feeds them and arranges lodging for the men overnight. They are placed in the situation of trying to communicate and interact with the Israelis who live there, with mutual mistrust on both sides.

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