The Band's Visit

This is a great movie.. put it on your netflix que or see it instantly if you can.
Imagine an Egyptian Police Band sent over to Israel to do a "hands across the country lines" kind of thing and then be abandoned in a far off outpost.

This movie strikes some familiar chords with those of us that have been sort of stuck in a foreign country that kind of speaks our language. That is one side of it. There is a great generational sequence with an inventive hostess. What do people in abandon like cities do.. they imagine their park.

This movie has great development of character. The actors are pretty real. There is a little response a Egyptian hostility from a younger person. Most of the movie was how based on how these fish out of water interacted with the hosts and how did they survive.

The younger Egyptian member shows an inept town member how to comfort a depressed girl at the roller rink. Its a great sequence.

There is a very soft rhythm to this movie.

I have been trying to track down this movie since it came out on Redbox last spring. This movie has won several awards and most of it is in English. This seems to be the language that transcends the plot. It would be interesting to watch this movie with Reza or his family to find out what the Egyptians are really saying.

So there is one for you.. The Band's Visit. You won't recognize the actors but you will relate to their struggles. : ) Pat