directed by: Nadav Lapid, year: 2019
actors: Tom Mercier, Quentin Dolmaire, Louise Chevillotte

Synonyms is Nadav Lapid's provocative drama about Yoav, a young Israeli man who relocates to Paris and declares a deliberate break with Hebrew and his past, embracing a fungible self and unresolved identities. As he navigates language, love, and a world that questions his allegiance, the film tracks a fracturing sense of belonging and the price of radical self-definition. Its stark visuals and unsparing performance interrogate nationhood, assimilation, and personal freedom.

Artistic, Drama, Psychological Drama, Arthouse, Identity, Immigration