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Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid (THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, POLICEMAN) won the 2019 Berlinale Golden Bear and FIPRESCI prize for this quirky, semi-autobiographical story about a young Israeli man, Yoav (Tom Mercier), who runs away to Paris, in flight from his Israeli identity and embracing all things French, despite his shaky command of the language. Comic misadventures ensue, and with them Yoav gains a better sense of self and his place in the world. DIR/SCR Nadav Lapid; SCR Haim Lapid; PROD Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt. France/Israel/Germany, 2019, color, 123 min. In English, French and Hebrew with English subtitles. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 123 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, February 29, 2020
Genre: Comedy-drama