Crescendo (2019 film)
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- Stephen Glantz
- Volker Kellner
- Marcus O. Rosenmüller
- Johannes Rotter
- Dror Zahavi
- Peter Simonischek
- Bibiana Beglau
- Daniel Donskoy
- Sabrina Amali
- Mehdi Meskar
- Eyan Pinkovich
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| Directed by | Dror Zahavi |
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| Produced by | Alice Brauner |
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| Cinematography | Gero Steffen |
| Edited by | Fritz Busse |
| Music by | Martin Stock |
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| Distributed by | Camino Filmverleih |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
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| Box office | $73,346[1][failed verification] |
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]
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.