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Fri May 16 - Sat May 17

The Band's Visit

Dir. Eran Kolirin Israel 2007


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1727 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
cross street: Cole @ Shrader
district: Haight (Upper)


Fri May 16 (7:15, 9:15pm)
Sat May 17 (2:00, 4:00, 7:15, 9:15pm)

Description
PG-13 | 01:25 | Comedy

This gentle culture-clash comedy, the debut feature of writer/director Eran Kolirin, is winner of 8 Israeli Film Academy Awards. When the Alexandria, Egypt police band gets lost on their way to inaugurate an Arab Cultural Center, they end up stranded in a remote Israeli town, where the residents reluctantly put them up for the night. Sasson Gabai plays the band's stoic conductor, Saleh Bakri a suave ladies man, and Ronit Elkabetz a sexy café owner who finds them a challenge. With a deadpan humor reminiscent of Jacques Tati and Jim Jarmusch, the film sweetly embraces a hope for peace and understanding. (Fully subtitled)

Directed by Eran Kolirin