Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (The Band's Visit), Israel 2007

"Bikur Ha-Tizmoret" (ביקור התizמורת) is an acclaimed Israeli film from 2007, known internationally as The Band's Visit. It is a bittersweet comedy and drama written and directed by Eran Kolirin. An Egyptian police orchestra arrives in Israel to perform at the ceremonial opening of an Arab cultural center. Due to a communication error and confusion between similarly named towns, however, they end up in a remote, fictional village in the Negev Desert. Because no bus is running that day, the musicians must spend the night in the local community, which leads to both profound and humorous human encounters between two different cultures.