Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin knew he was tackling a loaded topic when he wrote a movie script about an Egyptian band that is forced unexpectedly to spend the night in an out-of-the-way Israeli village. But few expected the film to stir up controversy in Hollywood. Hear about the award-winning movie, and why you didn't see it nominated for a Foreign Language Academy Award.
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The Band's Visit
Listen Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008 at 1:41 p.m. in Arts & Culture, SocietyGuests
Eran Kolirin
screenwriter and director, “The Band’s Visit”
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