THE BANDS VISIT

An Egyptian police band, led by stern conductor Tewfiq, arrives in Israel to play a special concert at the opening of an Arab Culture Center in Beit Hatikva. Problem is, there is no Arab Culture Center in Beit Hatikva — where the band hears Beit Hatikva, they should have heard Petah Tikva — and there's no chance of transportation out of the desolate little desert town until the next morning. The proprietor of a local café, named Diana, takes a few of the members in and encourages her friends to do the same. The film follows the events of the night with amusement, sympathy and hope.