Synonyms
Directed by Nadav Lapid
Starring Tom Mercier, Quentin Dolmaire, Louise Chevillotte, Uria Hayik, Olivier Loustau, Yehuda Almagor, Léa Drucker, Gaya von Schwarze, Gal Amitai, Idan Ashkenazi
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A young Israeli man arrives in Paris determined to abandon his nationality and start over as French. After losing his possessions, he receives help from a young couple and navigates language classes, precarious work, complicated friendships, and the difficult tension between rejecting his past and building a new identity.
- Original title
- Synonymes
- Original language
- French
- Country
- Germany, France, Israel
- Screenplay
- Nadav Lapid, Haim Lapid
- Cinematography
- Shai Goldman
- Cast
- Uria Hayik, Olivier Loustau, Yehuda Almagor, Léa Drucker, Gaya von Schwarze, Gal Amitai, Idan Ashkenazi
- Critics score
- 86/100
Updated July 21, 2026
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