Crescendo
Year: 2019
Country:
GERMANY
Language:
English, German
Run Time:
106 minutes
Peace talks between Israel and Palestine are set to take place in just seven weeks, and maestro Eduard Sporck has agreed to conduct a concert at that time as a symbolic gesture of goodwill. Eager for the chance to work with the renowned conductor, up-and-coming Israeli and Palestinian performers show up in droves to audition. Among the select few who make the cut are violinist, Layla, and clarinetist, Omar, of the West Bank, along with violinist, Ron, and French horn player, Shira, of Israel. For three weeks leading up to the concert, the orchestra will rehearse in the picturesque Alps of South Tyrol. Still, despite landing the opportunity of a lifetime, the ensemble of long-standing political rivals is hardly harmonious. Eduard must find a way to bring about peace within the orchestra before the musicians can provide any hope for reconciliation between the two states. Dror Zahavi’s CRESCENDO makes a strong case for the hashtag that opens the film: #MakeMusicNotWar. (In English, Hebrew, Arabic, and German with subtitles) — E.B.
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Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
Sidebars
Jewish & Israeli Visions
Voices of the Arab World
Competition
Music Movies Competition
Director
Dror Zahavi
Producer
Alice Brauner
Screenwriting
Art Bernd, Alice Brauner, Stephen Glantz, Volkner Kellner, Marcus O. Rosenmüller, Johannes Rotter, Dror Zahavi
Cinematography
Gero Steffen
Editing
Fritz Busse
Principal Cast
Peter Simonischek, Daniel Donskoy, Sabrina Amali
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