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Released: 2019

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2019

A young Israeli man arrives in Paris determined to shed his nationality entirely, refusing to speak Hebrew and burying himself in French words, in a restless, provocative attempt to become someone new. Nadav Lapid's audacious, semi-autobiographical drama.

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A Hebrew/French Israeli drama by Nadav Lapid about national identity, exile, and language.

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Part of 10 Essential Israeli Films

This film is stop 8 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Israel. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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