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Synopsis
A young Israeli man, aided by his trusted Franco-Hebrew dictionary, travels to Paris to flee his nationality.
Director
Nadav Lapid
Screenplay
Nadav Lapid
Haim Lapid
Director of Photography
Shai Goldman
Film Editing
Neta Braun
Francois Gedigier
Era Lapid
Producers
Maren Ade ( co-producer )
Said Ben Said ( producer )
Production Company
SBS Films (co-production)
Pie Films (co-production)
Arte France Cinéma (co-production)
Cast
Tom Mercier
Quentin Dolmaire
Louise Chevillotte
Duration
123’
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 Road (2005) screened in the 2005 Berlinale Panorama. His debut feature film Policeman won the Special Jury Prize at Locarno in 2011 while The Kindergarten Teacher (2014) featured in the 2014 Semaine de la Critique at Cannes. In 2015, Why? (2015) screened in Berlinale Shorts. He is a recipient of the French Order Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
