Synonyms
A young Israeli man absconds to Paris to flee his nationality, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary.
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Cast
26 people
Tom Mercier
Yoav
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Quentin Dolmaire
Emile
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Louise Chevillotte
Caroline
Known for
Benedetta
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Uria Hayik
Yaron
Known for
Hit & Run
Olivier Loustau
Michel
Known for
The Boss's Daughter
All That Divides Us
Yehuda Almagor
Yoav's Father
Known for
Foxtrot
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Léa Drucker
French Teacher
Known for
War of the Worlds
Custody
Gaya von Schwarze
Tamar
Gal Amitai
Eyal
Also in
Palmach
הדברים שהלכו לאיבוד
Idan Ashkenazi
Roey
Dolev Ohana
Amit
Also in
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Liron Baranes
Officer
Known for
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Nadav Lapid Director · Haim Lapid Screenplay Shai Goldman Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $242K · Budget $2.5M · United States release October 25, 2019
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$242,483
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Pie Films
Production
Komplizen Film
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
SBS Productions
Production
Germany · France · Israel
Produced in
Micro Robert
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Languages
Original title
Synonymes
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Hebrew
Release dates
Germany · February 13, 2019
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Israel · February 28, 2019
Theatrical
United States · October 25, 2019
Theatrical
United States
September 29, 2019 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 3, 2019 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
October 5, 2019 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 12, 2019 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 23, 2019 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
Brazil
November 21, 2019 · Theatrical
December 9, 2019 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
September 9, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
October 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Finland
September 20, 2019 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
March 27, 2019 · Theatrical
June 14, 2019 · Premiere · Cabourg Film Festival
Germany
September 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
September 22, 2019 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
October 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 20, 2019 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
November 10, 2019 · Premiere · Kolkata International Film Festival
Lithuania
March 19, 2020 · Premiere · Spring Film Festival
Philippines
October 19, 2019 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
October 11, 2019
Portugal
May 12, 2019 · Premiere · IndieLisboa
May 16, 2019 · Theatrical
Romania
September 26, 2025 · Premiere · Bucharest International Film Festival
Russia
April 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 14, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 4, 2019 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
November 13, 2019 · Premiere · Sevilla European Film Festival
Taiwan
July 26, 2019
Türkiye
April 5, 2019 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
Ukraine
July 14, 2019 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
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