''Crescendo'' is a 2019 German

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directed by Dror Zahavi. It premiered at the Munich International Film Festival on July 3, 2019, where it received a 10-minute standing ovation. It opened to the public in Germany on January 16, 2020, and is scheduled for release in American cinemas in June by Menemsha Films. Due to the ongoing

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, the film will be released in

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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 Daniel Barenboim (; in he, דניאל בארנבוים, born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-born classical pianist and conductor based in Berlin. He has been since 1992 General Music Director of the Berlin State Opera and "Staatskapellmeist ...

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."Review: ''Crescendo''"
by Michael Ranze, ''Filmdienst'' (in German)

Plot

A world-famous conductor, Eduard Sporck, is approached by Karla de Fries to put together an Israeli-

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

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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

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* * {{IMDb title, 7426078 2019 films 2010s Arabic-language films 2010s English-language films Films about classical music and musicians Films set in Frankfurt Films set in Tel Aviv Films set in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Films set in the West Bank German drama films 2010s German-language films 2010s Hebrew-language films 2019 multilingual films German multilingual films 2010s German films