BERLIN, Feb 17, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Israeli director Nadav Lapid won the
Golden Bear top prize at the Berlin film festival Saturday for “Synonyms”, a
drama about an expatriate in Paris wrestling with his identity.
Lapid said that the semi-autobiographical movie, which deals with a young
man who has fled Israel over its fraught political situation, might cause a
“scandal” in his home country.
“But for me the film is also a big celebration… of cinema.”