The immortals
FRANCE, Israel, Germany | 123 minutes | 2019
On the heels of Policeman (2011) and The Kindergarten Teacher (2014), Nadav Lapid is back with a galvanizing new thrill ride. Through the character of Yoav, a stoic young Israeli who has rejected his militaristic upbringing, Synonyms examines exile and cultural heritage with disturbing bluntness and unusual power. Alone and destitute in Paris, Yoav forms a strange friendship with a bourgeois couple. He wanders the city spewing violent rhetoric, tracked by a frenetic camera, as disillusion with his homeland turns to an embrace of a fantasy one. A semi-autobiographical story propelled by Tom Mercier’s riveting performance."Intense, feverish, unhinged, deranged, digressive, implacable, impressive." The Hollywoor Reporter"Nadav Lapid’s astonishing, maddening, brilliant, hilarious, obstinate, and altogether unmissable new film Synonyms." IndieWire
Golden Bear & FIPRESCI Award - Berlin Film Festival
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For his 19th feature film, the Franco-Greek director continues his critical work, filming in his native land for the very first time. In this modern Greek...
Feature film, Fiction
FRANCE, GREECE | 124 minutes | 2019
Yoko hosts a popular TV show that whisks her off to one exotic locale after another. The day comes when she and her crew are dispatched to Uzbekistan. Once...
JAPAN, UZBEKISTAN, QATAR | 120 minutes | 2019
How did Nicole and Charlie end up at the point of no return? It depends on which one you ask. She’s a former film actress who gave up her career to live...
UNITED STATES | 136 minutes | 2019
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