Crescendo

Crescendo

When a world-famous conductor (Peter Simonischek, "Toni Erdmann") starts an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra, it will take all his skill to inspire these talented young men and women to play in harmony.

"A revelation! Wonderful characters, genuine emotion, music and witty dialog... I love this film!" - Steve Kopian, Unseen Films

“The cast is exemplary... Inspired by Daniel Barenboim’s unique West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, ‘Crescendo’ treats its theme with the respect it deserves.” - Sheldon Kirshner, The Times of Israel

Audience Award | Teaneck International Film Festival 2020
Audience Award | San Diego Jewish Film Festival 2020
"Rheingold" Audience Award - Festival of German Films Ludwigshafen (Germany) 2019
Gershon Klein Film Award for "Best German Film with Jewish Issue - Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg (Germany) 2019

Directed by Dror Zahavi
Germany, 2020
Drama, Music
English, German, Hebrew, Arabic (with English subtitles)
106 Minutes

Crescendo