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Yoav arrives in Paris with high expectations, but his start is rough: the apartment he knocks on is empty, and his belongings are stolen while he is taking a bath. The young Israeli is determined to leave his origin behind as quickly as possible – his compatriots and visits to the embassy have become a burden. To forget where he comes from, he replaces his language: no more Hebrew, only perfect French is meant to pass his lips. The dictionary becomes his constant companion on aimless wanderings through the city. He finds some support with Caroline and Emile, a young couple he befriends – yet their interest does not seem entirely selfless.

Drawing on his own experience, Nadav Lapid tells a story of identity and new roots with dry humour and subtle sharpness. A tragicomic homage to the Nouvelle Vague, a hallucinatory journey through Paris, and an unsentimental tale of trying to arrive in a new life. Winner of the Golden Bear at the 2019 Berlinale.