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Wednesday, January 18 at 6:00pm Miami Theater Center
Tuesday, January 24 at 7:30pm Michael-Ann Russell JCC

Israel | 95 minutes | 2022

Perfect Strangers

Southeast US Premiere

On the night of a lunar eclipse, seven longtime friends gather for a party to witness the celestial event and catch up over dinner and drinks. The evening takes a turn when someone suggests they all leave their phones out, unlocked, on the table and share each text, call, or notification with the entire group. A simple game that starts out innocently enough with a mundane call or app notification slowly devolves into a conflagration of earth-shattering revelations, scorching everyone around the table. This directorial debut from prolific actor Lior Ashkenazi (also starring in MJFF's opening night film Karaoke), features beloved Israeli comedians Guy Amir & Hanan Savyon (MJFF films Forgiveness and Maktub), quickly evolves into a wonderfully wicked ensemble piece that brings forth electric performances from each of the seven leads, as their phones betray their deepest held secrets. Layer upon layer of lies, unexpected betrayals, and surprising twists abound in this searing, dark dramedy. Perfect Strangers uncovers all the ways people hide their true nature, even from those they claim to love the most, and the elaborate web of secrets that they weave over time to conceal them.

Director's Bio

Directed by Lior Ashkenazi

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Lior Ashkenazi is one of Israel’s most recognized and celebrated actors. He has starred in more than sixty films in a career that has spanned nearly three decades, including numerous films that premiered at the Miami Jewish Film Festival, such as Walk on Water (2005), Encirclements (2016), Esau (2020), and the Israeli Academy Award entries Footnote (2011) and Foxtrot (2018), among others.

Cast and Credits

Director

Lior Ashkenazi

Screenwriter

Noa Erenberg, Galit Hoogi

Cinematographer

Ofer Inov, Yael Klopmann

Editor

Ron Omer

Cast

Guy Amir, Hanan Savyon, Avi Grainik, Moran Atias, Rotem Abuhab

Film Info

Year

2022

Country

Israel

Run-time

95 minutes

Language

Hebrew with English subtitles
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