Winner of the Golden Bear and the FIPRESCI Awards of the last Berlin festival is also the most personal film of the esteemed Israeli director Nadav Lapid.

IN CINEMA FROM OCTOBER 11, 2019

The film tells the story of a young Israeli man named Yoav, who wants to cut off from his past, decides to go to Paris. The beginnings in the new city do not look like he could have imagined.

The easiest way to forget your homeland is to give up your native language. Hence, Yoav doesn't speak a word of Hebrew, and he meets the French capital with an inseparable dictionary in his hand. A new French couple helps him discover a new identity, with whom the hero quickly makes friends.

Based on his own experience, Nadav Lapid wonders if it is possible to deal with the past and be born again in an instant. "Synonyms" is an engaging, more and more original tragicomic puzzle with each scene.

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS:
2019 - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear, FIPRESCI Award
2019 - Israeli Film Awards - nominations: best director, best actor, best screenplay
2019 - Sydney International Film Festival - Main Competition
2019 - Toronto International Film Festival
2019 - Bergen International Film Festival
2019 - International Film Festival in Uruguay
2019 - Transatlantyk Film Festival