Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

An Israeli adaptation of the successful Italian film directed by Lior Ashkenazi.

2021 · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, Comedy

Seven childhood friends with a history and shared experiences from their past, meet for dinner to see together a rare lunar eclipse. This bourgeois and routine event takes a turn as they start playing a game that will change their lives: every message, call or alert they receive on their phone is exposed to the eyes of everyone. Betrayals, lies, secrets and accounts that are 20 years old rise and float to the surface and question the long-standing friendships and internal relationships in it.

Directed by Lior Ashkenazi · Written by Galit Hoogi

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