Savannah Cultural Arts Center (201 Montgomery Street)
All shows are on Fridays at 6:30 PM. Box office opens at 5:30. Tickets are $10, cash preferred.


November 22
Synonyms (Israel/France, 2019) Southern Non-Theatrical Premiere

Yoav, a young Israeli man, has a one-way ticket to Paris believing France to be his salvation from what he sees as the madness of his country. Passionately resolved to erase his Jewish-Israeli origins, he refuses to speak Hebrew and obsessively studies his constant companion, a French dictionary. He develops a particularly strong bond with his privileged neighbor who symbolizes - to Yoav - the French promise of fraternite. Nothing can extinguish Yoav's determination to be thoroughly French. Based on the real-life experiences of writer-director Nadav Lapid (Kindergarten Teacher), Synonyms explores the conflicted realm of fervent nationalism and the challenges of putting down roots in a foreign land. Winner of the FIPRESCI and GOLDEN BEAR Prizes for Best Film at this year's Berlin Film Festival. Double winner of the Israeli Academy Awards. In French and Hebrew, with English subtitles. 123 minutes.