Synonyms
2019•2h 3m•
★5.8(142 ratings)
ComedyDrama
Overview
A young Israeli man absconds to Paris to flee his nationality, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary.
Director
Nadav LapidWriters
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A young Israeli man absconds to Paris to flee his nationality, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary.
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The original title is "Synonymes" (FR).
The film had a budget of $2.5M but only grossed $242.5K, losing $2.3M at the box office.
The runtime is 123 minutes (2h 3m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Hebrew, French, English.
It was a co-production between: Germany, France, Israel.
The film was directed by Nadav Lapid.
The screenplay was written by Nadav Lapid and Haim Lapid.
Cinematography was handled by Shai Goldman.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt7016254.
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Average
142 votes
Synonymes
Released
16
עִבְרִית, Français, English
Germany, France, Israel
$2,500,000
$242,483
