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The Band's Visit
Why this pick
Like Tel Aviv on Fire, it finds gentle, deadpan humor and human connection within an Arab-Israeli context, letting small misunderstandings and ordinary kindness carry the story.
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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man, becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier. His creative career is on the rise - until the soldier and the show's financial backers disagree about how the show should end, and Salam is caught in the middle.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Yaniv Biton
Assi
Maisa Abd Elhadi
Mariam
Nadim Sawalha
Bassam
Salim Daw
Atef
Yousef 'Joe' Sweid
Yehuda
Laëtitia Eïdo
Maisa
Lubna Azabal
Tala