Nadav Lapid’s Synonyms wins Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear award

Chinese family saga So Long, My Son was also among the prizes at the first of the year’s major European film festivals.

Director Nadav Lapid holds aloft the Golden Bear for best film (AP)

By Associated Press Reporters

Director Nadav Lapid’s Synonyms, a film following a young Israeli man who uproots himself to France and tries to immerse himself in his new country, has won the Berlin International Film Festival’s top Golden Bear award.

The film was chosen from a field of 16 movies competing at the first of the year’s major European film festivals.