Chance
The Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra only ends up in Bet Hatikva by chance. The Egyptian man selling tickets does not understand the Hebrew accent of the band member purchasing them and inadvertently sends them to Bet Hatikva rather than Petah Tikvah where they are meant to be. We watch the interaction of the band with the people of Bet Hatikva which becomes a metaphor that there are no coincidences in life, merely opportunities.
Telephone Guy
We watch as the telephone guy guards the only payphone in the town of Bet Hatikva as he is waiting for his girlfriend to call. He's been waiting months to hear from her. This is a metaphor for the necessity for one to endure and hold on to hope for love and even in the bleakest of times to remain steadfast in believing that love will arrive.
Peta Tikvah
Tewfiq leaves Dina and heads to Peta Tikvah to perform with his orchestra. Though there is an obvious connection between the two, his leaving is a metaphor for the fact that he believes his days of love are through as he no longer wants to be a reason to inflict pain upon another person given he's lost his son and wife by being who he is.
Meaning
Dina's encounter with Tewfiq at the park is one that lights her up in a way she never expected. The interaction between them as she moves with Tewfiq as he conducts is a metaphor for the language of love and how it has a limitless capacity to speak beyond words. This is also a metaphor for Dina's life having meaning.
Music
We watch as Tewfiq shows Dina how he sings and conducts the orchestra in their visit to the park. This is a metaphor for his inability to communicate with depth and love through his words (as he has lost his son and wife because of this) but that music is the way for his heart to express the longings within him.
