"The Perfect Number"

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Film still from "The Perfect Number," directed by Krzysztof Zanussi (Poland, Israel, 2022).

The Perfect Number, Krzysztof Zanussi (Poland, Israel, 2022)

The Perfect Number opens in Jerusalem, where wealthy Joachim has reached almost all the goals that he ever wished and has earned more money than he would ever need. He is prepared to pay for any opportunities, but cannot buy his way out of loneliness. Thinking about chances, happiness and fate, Joachim recalls that just three years ago he accidentally discovered that his only known relative lives in Poland.

They are both separated by two generations and thousands of kilometers—David, a scientist, could be Joachim’s grandson by age. The confident and clever egotist David is a young loner, but also a genius mathematician, who calculates exactly how much time is left until the last intake of breath. Joachim offers to donate a huge amount of money to the self-sufficient David, who refuses the opportunity, unwilling to change his life.

What can they learn from each other? How to choose between intellect, faith, and love? This meeting will have a huge impact on both of them and will provoke a long discussion on the mysterious world order, the meaning of life and its passing.

Film will be screened in original version with subtitles in Catalan.

A film in the 2024 edition of the Barcelona Jewish Film Festival.

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