A film by Nadav Lapid. "Synonymes" celebrated its World Premiere in competition at The Berlin International Film Festival 2019 and won the Golden Bear for Best Film
Yoav, a young Israeli, turns up in Paris, hopeful that France and French will save him from the madness of his country.
A SBS Films (France) production, in co-production with Pie Films (Israel), Komplizen Film (Germany) and Arte/ WDR; Funded by The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts – Cinema Project, The Leon Recanati Foundation, The Cultural Administration/Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport, The Israel Film Council, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image Animée, German Federal Film Board, Institut Francais.
Yoav
Tom Mercier
Caroline
Louise Chevillotte
Emile
Quentin Dolmaire
Michel
Raphael Rubino
Raphaël
Jürgen Heimüller
Written and directed by
Nadav Lapid
Director of Photography
Shaï Goldman
Editing
Era Lapid
Production Design
Pescale Consigny
Costume Design
Khadija Zeggaï
Casting
Orit Zulay
Stéphane Batut
Original Sound
Marina Kertesz
Sound Design
Sandy Notarianni
Associate Producers
Kevin Chneiweiss
Kateryna Merkt
Co-producers
Osnat Handelsman Keren, Talia Kleinhedler (Pie Films)
Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade (Komplizen Film)
Producers
Saïd Ben Saïd (SBS Films)
Michel Merkt (KNM)
Berlinale 2019
Competition – Golden Bear for Best Film
Stockholm International Film Festival
Best Script
Sevilla Film Festival
Best Director
Berlinale 2019
Competition
Transilvania International Film Festival
Istanbul Film Festival
IndieLisboa
Sydney Film Festival
Midnight Sun Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
New York Film Festival
Stockholm International Film Festival
Sevilla Film Festival
