Crescendo is a 2019 German drama film directed by Dror Zahavi. It premiered at the Munich International Film Festival on July 3, 2019, where it received a 10-minute standing ovation.[2] It opened to the public in Germany on January 16, 2020, and is scheduled for release in American cinemas in June by Menemsha Films.[3] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the film will be released in virtual cinema starting May 1. The film received the 2020 Cinema for Peace Honorary Award.
The film is inspired by the real-life story of Daniel Barenboim's West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.[4]
Plot
A world-famous conductor, Eduard Sporck, is approached by Karla de Fries to put together an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra for a peace performance. He accepts, but first he must have his group overcome their beliefs, fears, and bigotry in order to come together.
Cast
- Peter Simonischek as Eduard Sporck
- Bibiana Beglau as Karla de Fries
- Daniel Donskoy as Ron
- Sabrina Amali as Layla
- Mehdi Meskar as Omar
- Eyan Pinkovich as Shira Halevy
- Hitham Omari as Jussef
- Götz Otto as Bellmann
References
- ^ "Crescendo". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Tenorio, Rich (16 January 2020). "In film Crescendo, an Israeli-Palestinian orchestra struggles to get in tune". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (17 October 2019). "Menemsha Picks Up North American Rights to Crescendo". Variety. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Review: Crescendo" by Michael Ranze, Filmdienst (in German)
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