Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme
Competition 2019
FRA/ISR/DEU 2019
by: Nadav Lapid
Tom Mercier
Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme
Competition 2019
FRA/ISR/DEU 2019
by: Nadav Lapid
Quentin Dolmaire, Tom Mercier, Louise Chevillotte
Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme
Competition 2019
FRA/ISR/DEU 2019
by: Nadav Lapid
Tom Mercier, Louise Chevillotte
Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme
Competition 2019
FRA/ISR/DEU 2019
by: Nadav Lapid
Tom Mercier
Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme
Competition 2019
FRA/ISR/DEU 2019
by: Nadav Lapid
Nadav Lapid, Louise Chevillotte
Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme
Competition 2019
FRA/ISR/DEU 2019
by: Nadav Lapid
Tom Mercier, Quentin Dolmaire, Louise Chevillotte
Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme
Competition 2019
FRA/ISR/DEU 2019
by: Nadav Lapid
Nadav Lapid
Feb 13, 2019Quentin Dolmaire, Haïm Lapid, Shaï Goldman
The actor, the screenwriter and the cinematographer at the Press Conference.
Competition – Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme
Feb 13, 2019Film team
The actor Uria Hayik, the cinematographer Shaï Goldman, the actor Tom Mercier, the director Nadav Lapid, the actor Quentin Dolmaire, the actress Louise Chevillotte and the screenwriter Haïm Lapid.
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Feb 13, 2019Tom Mercier, Nadav Lapid
Actor and director at the Photo Call.
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Feb 13, 2019Nadav Lapid, Tom Mercier
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Feb 13, 2019Quentin Dolmaire
The actor at the Press Conference.
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Feb 13, 2019Shaï Goldman
The cinematographer at the Press Conference.
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Feb 13, 2019Tom Mercier
Concentrated at the Press Conference.
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Feb 13, 2019Saïd Ben Saïd, Louise Chevillotte, Nadav Lapid
The Press Conference.
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Feb 13, 2019Louise Chevillotte, Tom Mercier
The protagonists on the Red Carpet.
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Feb 13, 2019Dieter Kosslick, Nadav Lapid
The Festival Director guiding the director into the theatre.
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Feb 13, 2019Quentin Dolmaire, Dieter Kosslick, Louise Chevillotte, Haïm Lapid
With arms linked: the Festival Director and the good-humoured leading actress.
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Feb 13, 2019Uria Hayik
The actor at the Berlinale Palast.
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Feb 13, 2019Uria Hayik, Tom Mercier, Louise Chevillotte, Quentin Dolmaire
The cast at the premiere.
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Feb 13, 2019Louise Chevillotte
The actress at the premiere.
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Feb 13, 2019Louise Chevillotte, Tom Mercier
At the Berlinale Palast.
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Feb 16, 2019Nadav Lapid
The director on the stage of the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme – Closing Gala – Golden Bear
Feb 16, 2019Nadav Lapid
The director with his award.
Competition – Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme – Closing Gala – Golden Bear
Tom Mercier
Nadav Lapid
Louise Chevillotte
Quentin Dolmaire
Saïd Ben Saïd (Producer), Louise Chevillotte (Actress), Nadav Lapid (Director, Screenwriter), Tom Mercier (Actor), Quentin Dolmaire (Actor), Haïm Lapid (Screenwriter), Shaï Goldman (Cinematography)
Moderation: Jenni Zylka
Press Conference at full lengthIn Paris, things do not exactly get off to a good start for Yoav. He knocks on the door of a flat, only to discover the place is empty and, while he is taking a bath there, his things are stolen. Yet this young Israeli had arrived with such great expectations. He is determined to get rid of his nationality as quickly as possible. For him, being Israeli is like a tumour that has to be surgically removed. Becoming French, on the other hand, would quite simply mean his salvation. In order to erase his origins, Yoav first tries to replace his language. From now on, he will not utter a single word of Hebrew. The dictionary becomes his constant companion. The necessary visits to the Israeli embassy annoy him; he finds his compatriots to be a total burden. But the naturalisation test also has its pitfalls. And the young French couple whom he befriends has some rather strange ideas about how to help him.
Based on his own experiences, Nadav Lapid explores the challenges of putting down roots in a new place. His attempt to find himself awakens past demons and opens up an existential abyss. A tragicomic puzzle that wisely knows how to keep its secrets.
by
Nadav Lapid
France / Israel / Germany 2019
French
123’ · Colour
World premiere
Tom Mercier (Yoav)Quentin Dolmaire (Emile)Louise Chevillotte (Caroline)
Born in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1975, this director and screenwriter studied philosophy at Tel Aviv University. After military service, he moved to Paris before returning to Israel to take a degree at the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in Jerusalem. His short film Kvish (Road) screened in the 2005 Panorama. His debut feature film Policeman won the Special Jury Prize at Locarno in 2011 while The Kindergarten Teacher featured in the 2014 Semaine de la Critique at Cannes. In 2015, Lama? (Why?) screened in Berlinale Shorts. He is a recipient of the French Order Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
Filmography2003 Proyect gvul; short film 2005 Kvish (Road); short film 2006 Ha-chavera shell Emile (Emile’s Girlfriend); short film 2011 Policeman 2013 Footsteps in Jerusalem; documentary 2014 The Kindergarten Teacher · Love Letters to Cinema; short film · Lama?; short film 2016 The Diary of a Wedding Photographer; short film 2019 Synonymes (Synonyme)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019
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