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The Band's Visit

The Band's Visit

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The Band's Visit

2007

1h 23m

7.0(173 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A small Egyptian police band travels to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves stuck in the wrong town.

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Production Companies

Bleiberg Entertainment

Sophie Dulac Productions

July August Productions

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

ששון גבאי

Tewfiq Zakaria

ששון גבאי

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Ronit Elkabetz

Dina

Ronit Elkabetz

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Saleh Bakri

Khaled

Saleh Bakri

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Khalifa Natour

Simon

Khalifa Natour

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שלומי אברהם

Papi

שלומי אברהם

Acting

Rubi Moskovitz

Itzik

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Jabarin Camal

Imad

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Uri Gavriel

Avrum

Uri Gavriel

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Imad Jabarin

Major-general Camal Abdel Azim

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הילה סורג'ון פישר

Iris

הילה סורג'ון פישר

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Tarik Kopty

Iman

Tarik Kopty

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Rinat Matatov

Yula

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Tomer Yosef

Ars

No Image

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Nadav Asulin

Sami

No Image

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Ahuva Keren

Lea

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François Khell

Makram

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Hisham Khoury

Fauzi

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שלומי קוריאט

Man with yellow ball

שלומי קוריאט

Acting

Hila Saada

Svetlana

Hila Saada

Acting

Eyad Sheety

Saleh

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