Sasson Gabai is an Israeli actor. He is the winner of an Ophir Award, Asia Pacific Screen Award (nominated), European Film Awards and Jerusalem Film Festival in 2007 as Best Actor in the highly acclaimed Israeli film The Band's Visit.
Gabai at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2014 screening of Kidon
The Band's Visit is a 2007 comedy-drama film, directed and written by Eran Kolirin, and starring Saleh Bakri, Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai and Uri Gavriel. It is an international co-production between Israel, France and the United States.
Theatrical release poster
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences headquarters building