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{{Short description|2016 film by Paolo Genovese}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Perfect Strangers
| name = Perfect Strangers
| image = Perfetti-Sconosciuti-Poster-Locandina-2016.jpg
| image = Perfetti-Sconosciuti-Poster-Locandina-2016.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| film name = Perfetti sconosciuti
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|it|Perfetti sconosciuti}}
| director = [[Paolo Genovese]]
| director = [[Paolo Genovese]]
| screenplay = {{ubl|Filippo Bologna|[[Paolo Costella]]|Paolo Genovese|Paola Mammini|[[Rolando Ravello]]}}
| story = Paolo Genovese
| producer = Marco Belardi
| producer = Marco Belardi
| starring = {{ubl|[[Giuseppe Battiston]]|[[Anna Foglietta]]|[[Marco Giallini]]|[[Edoardo Leo]]|[[Valerio Mastandrea]]|[[Alba Rohrwacher]]|[[Kasia Smutniak]]}}
| writer = [[Paolo Genovese]] <br> Filippo Bologna <br> [[Paolo Costella]] <br> Paola MamminI<br> [[Rolando Ravello]]
| screenplay =
| story = [[Paolo Genovese]]
| based on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} -->
| starring = [[Giuseppe Battiston]] <br> [[Anna Foglietta]] <br> [[Marco Giallini]] <br> [[Edoardo Leo]] <br> [[Valerio Mastandrea]] <br> [[Alba Rohrwacher]] <br> [[Kasia Smutniak]]
| narrator = <!-- or: | narrators = -->
| music = Maurizio Filardo
| cinematography = Fabrizio Lucci
| cinematography = Fabrizio Lucci
| editing = Consuelo Catucci
| editing = Consuelo Catucci
| studio = Lotus Production
| music = Maurizio Filardo
| distributor = Medusa Film
| studio = {{ubl|Medusa Film|Lotus Production}}
| released = {{film date|2016|2|11}}
| distributor = Medusa Distribuzione
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2016|2|11|Italy}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = Italy
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| language = Italian
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = $31.47 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2016W7&id=_fPERFETTISCONOSCI01|title=Perfetti sconosciuti |website=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=23 September 2016}}</ref>
| gross = $32.2 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4901306/|title=Perfetti sconosciuti (2016) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=14 October 2021}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Perfect Strangers''''' ({{lang-it|'''Perfetti sconosciuti'''}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide?country=512cd41e1c7d768969000015|title=Perfect Strangers|website=Tribeca Film Festival|accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref> is a 2016 Italian [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Paolo Genovese]].<ref name="Anderson">{{cite web |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/italy-box-office-local-comedy-866302|title= Italy Box Office: Local Comedy Trumps 'Zoolander 2' Debut|first= Ariston|last= Anderson|date= February 16, 2016|accessdate= February 19, 2016|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="cinematographe">{{cite web |url= http://www.cinematographe.it/46882/news/perfetti-sconosciuti-data-uscita.html|title= Perfetti Sconosciuti: il film di Paolo Genovese al cinema dall’11 Febbraio|date= December 24, 2015|accessdate= February 19, 2016|work= cinematographe.it|language= Italian}}</ref>
'''''Perfect Strangers''''' ({{lang-it|Perfetti sconosciuti}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide?country=512cd41e1c7d768969000015|title=Perfect Strangers|website=Tribeca Film Festival|access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref> is a 2016 Italian [[comedy-drama]] film directed and co-written by [[Paolo Genovese]].<ref name="Anderson">{{cite web |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/italy-box-office-local-comedy-866302|title= Italy Box Office: Local Comedy Trumps 'Zoolander 2' Debut|first= Ariston|last= Anderson|date= February 16, 2016|access-date= February 19, 2016|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="cinematographe">{{cite web |url= http://www.cinematographe.it/46882/news/perfetti-sconosciuti-data-uscita.html|title= Perfetti Sconosciuti: il film di Paolo Genovese al cinema dall'11 Febbraio|date= December 24, 2015|access-date= February 19, 2016|work= cinematographe.it|language= it}}</ref> It was released in Italy on 11 February 2016.<ref name="cinematographe"/>


The film was a critical and commercial success, winning the [[David di Donatello]] in the Best Film Category and grossing more than €16 million in Italy. It has been remade in more than 20 countries.
It was released in Italy on February 11, 2016.<ref name="cinematographe"/>


==Plot==
The film was a critical and commercial success, winning the [[David di Donatello]] in the Best Film Category and grossing more than €16 million in Italy.
On the evening of a [[Lunar eclipse|total eclipse of the moon]], seven close friends gather for a dinner party. Early in the meal, one of the friends, a relationship [[Psychotherapist|therapist]] named Eva, says that she is convinced that many couples would separate if they saw the messages on each other's phones. As the friends debate this contention, they agree—some of them reluctantly—to play a game. They will each place their phone on the table and they will share their messages and calls with the rest of the group.


At first, the game seems harmless; no one has anything to hide. Gradually, the calls and messages become more compromising. They reveal that one married woman is having an affair and that a man who has been pretending to have an absent girlfriend is not who he seems. As the calls continue, the network of lies and secrets becomes increasingly tangled. Almost no one at the table is spared. By the end of the night, the group's friendships, marriages, and romances have been shattered.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Perfect Strangers|url=https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/perfect-stran|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226014825/https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/perfect-stran|archive-date=26 February 2021|url-status=dead|language=en}}</ref>
An official remake of the movie was recently released in [[India]] under the title Loudspeaker in local [[Kannada]] language <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/loudspeaker-movie-review-how-smartphones-have-enslaved-our-lives/articleshow/65354973.cms|title=Loudspeaker movie review:Smarting with the phone|website=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|accessdate=August 10, 2018}}</ref>


As the guests leave the apartment, they behave as if nothing has happened. Each of their relationships are exactly as they were at the start of the evening. The game never happened, and everybody goes back to their own lies. <ref>{{Cite web|title=r/TrueFilm - Perfect Strangers: how to re-define a genre|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/504vcv/perfect_strangers_how_to_redefine_a_genre/|access-date=2020-12-18|website=reddit|date=29 August 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Unreliable-inline|date=July 2021}}
==Plot==
Seven long-time friends (three married couples and a divorcee) are having a dinner. They decide, as a playful game, to put each one's mobile phone on the table and reveal every text message or phone call they would receive that evening, to prove that nobody has anything to hide. Hilarity and drama ensue together as everyone's secrets are unveiled and the seven friends find themselves perfect strangers to each other.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Giuseppe Battiston]] as Peppe<ref name="cinematographe"/>
* [[Giuseppe Battiston]] as Peppe<ref name="cinematographe"/>
*[[Anna Foglietta]] as Carlotta<ref name="cinematographe"/>
* [[Anna Foglietta]] as Carlotta<ref name="cinematographe"/>
*[[Marco Giallini]] as Rocco<ref name="cinematographe"/>
* [[Marco Giallini]] as Rocco<ref name="cinematographe"/>
*[[Edoardo Leo]] as Cosimo<ref name="cinematographe"/>
* [[Edoardo Leo]] as Cosimo<ref name="cinematographe"/>
*[[Valerio Mastandrea]] as Lele<ref name="cinematographe"/>
* [[Valerio Mastandrea]] as Lele<ref name="cinematographe"/>
*[[Alba Rohrwacher]] as Bianca<ref name="cinematographe"/>
* [[Alba Rohrwacher]] as Bianca<ref name="cinematographe"/>
*[[Kasia Smutniak]] as Eva<ref name="cinematographe"/>
* [[Kasia Smutniak]] as Eva<ref name="cinematographe"/>
*Benedetta Porcaroli as Sofia<ref name="cinematographe"/>
* [[Benedetta Porcaroli]] as Sofia<ref name="cinematographe"/>


==Reception==
==Reception==
===Box office===
The film was number-one on its opening week in Italy, with {{USD|3.7 million}}.<ref name="Anderson"/>
The film was number-one on its opening week in Italy, with {{USD|3.7 million}}.<ref name="Anderson"/> It grossed $31.6 million at the box office.<ref name="BOM"></ref>

===Critical response===
==Awards==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it has an approval rating of 77% based on reviews from 13 critics, and an average rating of 6.7/10.<ref>{{Citation|title=Perfect Strangers (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/perfetti_sconosciuti|language=en|access-date=2021-07-07}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Year
! Award/Festival
! Award/Festival
! Category
! Category
! Recipients
! Winner/Nominee
! Result
! Result
|-
|-
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|rowspan="1"|2017
|rowspan="1"|2017
|rowspan="1"|[[Vilnius International Film Festival]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Vilnius International Film Festival]]
|Audience’s Favourite Film<ref>{{cite web
|Audience's Favourite Film<ref>{{cite web
|title = Audience Choice Awards 2017
|title = Audience Choice Awards 2017
|publisher = [[KinoPavasaris.lt/en]]
|publisher = [[KinoPavasaris.lt/en]]
|date = April 7, 2017
|date = April 7, 2017
|url = http://kinopavasaris.lt/en/apdovanojimai/2017/audience-choice-awards-2017
|url = http://kinopavasaris.lt/en/apdovanojimai/2017/audience-choice-awards-2017
|accessdate = October 29, 2017
|access-date = October 29, 2017
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
|[[Paolo Genovese]]
|[[Paolo Genovese]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|}
|}

==Remakes==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country
! Original title
! English title
! data-sort-type="date" | Release date
! class="unsortable" | Note
|-
| Greece
| {{lang|el|Τέλειοι Ξένοι}}
| ''Perfect Strangers''
| 15 December 2016
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.viewmasterfilms.gr/en/productions/films/item/79-perfect-strangers|title=Perfect Strangers|publisher=View Master Films|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Spain
| {{lang|es|Perfectos desconocidos}}
| ''[[Perfect Strangers (2017 film)|Perfect Strangers]]''
| 1 December 2017
| Directed by [[Álex de la Iglesia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bolsamania.com/noticias/cultura/perfectos-desconocidos-lidera-la-taquilla-espanola-seis-semanas-despues-de-su-estreno--3074270.html|title='Perfectos desconocidos' lidera la taquilla española seis semanas después de su estreno|work=Bolsamanía|language=es|date=15 January 2018|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Turkey
| {{lang|tr|Cebimdeki Yabancı}}
| {{ill|Stranger in My Pocket|tr|Cebimdeki Yabancı|italic=y}}
| 2 February 2018
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeturkiye.com/film/cebimdeki-yabanci--2013991|title=Cebimdeki Yabancı|website=Box Office Türkiye|language=tr|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
|India
| Loudspeaker ([[Kannada]])
| ''Loudspeaker''
| 10 August 2018
|<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-culture/continuing-popularity-of-perfect-strangers-netflix-8368840/lite/</ref>
|-
| France
| {{lang|fr|Le Jeu}}
| ''[[Nothing to Hide (2018 film)|Nothing to Hide]]''
| 17 October 2018
| Directed by [[Fred Cavayé]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=259649.html|title=Le Jeu|work=AlloCiné|language=fr|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| South Korea
| {{lang|ko|완벽한 타인}}
| ''[[Intimate Strangers (2018 film)|Intimate Strangers]]''
| 31 October 2018
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lotteent.com/Main/Movies/MovieView.asp?Idx=83|title=Intimate Strangers|publisher=Lotte Entertainment|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Hungary
| {{lang|hu|BÚÉK}}
| {{ill|Happy New Year (2018 film)|lt=Happy New Year|hu|BÚÉK (film, 2018)|italic=y}}
| 6 December 2018
| Directed by [[Krisztina Goda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nfi.hu/en/film/happy-new-year|title=Happy New Year (BÚÉK)|publisher=National Film Institute Hungary|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Mexico
| {{lang|es|Perfectos desconocidos}}
| ''[[Perfect Strangers (2018 film)|Perfect Strangers]]''
| 25 December 2018
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Calvillo|first=Martha|date=12 December 2018|url=https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/cine/presentan-perfectos-desconocidos-a-la-mexicana-en-guadalajara|title=Presentan Perfectos Desconocidos a la mexicana en Guadalajara|work=Milenio|language=es|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| China
| {{lang|zh|来电狂响}}
| {{ill|Kill Mobile|zh|来电狂响|italic=y}}
| 29 December 2018
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/284849187_781879|script-title=zh:【来电狂响】12月29日上映，游戏之夜，你敢玩吗？|work=Sohu|language=zh|date=26 December 2018|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Russia
| {{lang|ru|Громкая связь}}
| ''[[Loud Connection]]''
| 14 February 2019
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.film.ru/movies/gromkaya-svyaz-0|script-title=ru:Громкая связь (фильм, 2019)|work=Film.ru|language=ru|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref> A sequel, ''[[Obratnaya svyaz]]'', was released in 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tokmasheva|first=Masha|date=15 December 2020|url=https://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/art/tv/5826/|script-title=ru:«Обратная связь»: Почему мужчинам из «Квартета И» пора перестать говорить только о себе|work=Kino-Teatr.ru|language=ru|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Armenia
| {{lang|hy|Անհայտ բաժանորդ}}
| {{ill|Unknown Subscriber|hy|Անհայտ բաժանորդ|italic=y}}
| 5 September 2019
| <ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.mts.am/en/about-us/news/detail/2019/09/09/unknown-subscriber-(-perfect-strangers-)-vivacell-mts-is-the-partner-of-the-most-anticipated-movie-of-the-year|title="Unknown Subscriber" ("Perfect Strangers"): VivaCell-MTS is the partner of the most anticipated movie of the year|publisher=Viva-MTS|date=9 September 2019|access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Poland
| {{lang|pl|[[:pl:(Nie)znajomi|(Nie)znajomi]]}}
|
| 16 September 2019
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmweb.pl/film/%28Nie%29znajomi-2019-830289|title=(Nie)znajomi (2019)|website=Filmweb.pl|language=pl|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Germany
| {{lang|de|[[:de:Das perfekte Geheimnis|Das perfekte Geheimnis]]}}
|
| 31 October 2019
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Schering|first=Sidney|date=25 October 2019|url=https://wessels-filmkritik.com/2019/10/25/das-perfekte-geheimnis/|title=Das perfekte Geheimnis|work=Wessels Filmkritik|language=de|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Vietnam
| {{lang|vi|Tiệc trăng máu}}
| {{ill|Blood Moon Party|vi|Tiệc trăng máu|italic=y}}
| 23 October 2020
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Ky|first=Tam|date=16 November 2020|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/culture/blood-moon-party-breaks-vietnam-box-office-record-4192649.html|title='Blood Moon Party' breaks Vietnam box office record|work=VnExpress International|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Japan
| {{lang|ja|[[:ja:おとなの事情 スマホをのぞいたら|おとなの事情 スマホをのぞいたら]]}}
|
| 8 January 2021
| <ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/press/2020-07-03|script-title=ja:『おとなの事情 スマホをのぞいたら』2021年1月8日(金)公開決定のお知らせ|language=ja|publisher=Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan)|date=3 July 2020|access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Slovakia, Czech Republic
| {{lang|sk|[[:sk:Známi neznámi|Známi neznámi]]}}
|
| 5 August 2021
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.teraz.sk/magazin/do-slovenskych-kin-prichadza-komedia/567942-clanok.html|title=VIDEO: Do slovenských kín prichádza komédia Známi neznámi|work=Teraz.sk|language=sk|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Romania
| {{lang|ro|Complet necunoscuți}}
| {{ill|Perfect Strangers (2021 Romanian film)|lt=Perfect Strangers|ro|Complet necunoscuți|italic=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/407686/|title=Perfect Strangers|work=Cineuropa|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
| 24 September 2021
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemagia.ro/filme/complet-necunoscuti-3085537/|title=Complet necunoscuți (2021)|work=Cinemagia|language=ro|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Netherlands
| {{lang|nl|Alles op tafel}}
| {{ill|Perfect Strangers (2021 Dutch film)|lt=Perfect Strangers|nl|Alles op tafel|italic=y}}
| 4 November 2021
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/412796/|title=Perfect Strangers|work=Cineuropa|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Israel
| {{lang|he|זרים מושלמים}}
| {{ill|Perfect Strangers (2021 Israeli film)|lt=Perfect Strangers|he|זרים מושלמים (סרט ישראלי)|italic=y}}
| 11 November 2021
| Directed by [[Lior Ashkenazi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seret.co.il/movies/s_movies.asp?MID=7042|script-title=he:זרים מושלמים|work=Secret.co.il|language=he|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Egypt, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates
| {{lang|ar|أصحاب ...ولا أعزّ}}
| ''[[Perfect Strangers (2022 film)|Perfect Strangers]]''
| 20 January 2022
| Released by [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|date=21 December 2021|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/netflix-swoops-on-perfect-strangers-adaptation-as-first-arab-original-film-1235140716/|title=Netflix Swoops on 'Perfect Strangers' Adaptation as Its First Arab Original Film|work=Variety|access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Norway
| {{ill|Full dekning|no|italic=y}}
|
| 25 February 2022
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nfi.no/aktuelt/2022/her-er-varens-norske-kinofilmer|title=Her er vårens norske kinofilmer|language=no|publisher=Norsk filminstitut|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Indonesia
| colspan="2" | {{ill|Perfect Strangers (2022 Indonesian film)|lt=Perfect Strangers|id|Perfect Strangers (film 2022)|italic=y}}
| 20 October 2022
| Released by [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Angelina|first=Tarida|date=1 August 2022|url=https://voi.id/lifestyle/196387/film-before-now-and-then-perfect-strangers-dan-ashiap-man-akan-rilis-di-amazon-prime-video|title=Film ''Before Now & Then'', ''Perfect Strangers'', dan ''Ashiap Man'' Akan Rilis di Amazon Prime Video|language=id|work=VOI|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Azerbaijan
| {{lang|az|Geri dönənlər}}
|
| 28 December 2022
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://publika.az/tag.php?tag_id=21138|title=Bu tarixdə məşhur azərbaycanlıların bütün sirləri ifşa olunacaq - Video/Foto|publisher=Publika.az|access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Iceland
| {{lang|is|Villibráð}}
| ''Wild Game''
| 6 January 2023<ref name="economist">{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/01/03/perfect-strangers-has-been-remade-more-than-20-times-since-2016|title="Perfect Strangers" has been remade more than 20 times since 2016|newspaper=The Economist|date=3 January 2023|access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icelandicfilmcentre.is/icelandic-films-in-production/features/wild-game-1|title=Wild Game|publisher=Icelandic Film Centre|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Denmark, Iceland
| {{lang|da|Hygge!}}
|
| 26 October 2023
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Bentien|first=Daniel|date=11 September 2023|url=https://kino.dk/nyheder/aegte-dansk-hygge-bliver-sat-alvorligt-under-pres-i-ny-komedie|title=Ægte dansk hygge bliver sat alvorligt under pres i ny komedie|work=Kino.dk|language=da|access-date=11 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
| India
| {{lang|hi-Latn|Khel Khel Mein}}
|
| 6 September 2024<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/khel-khel-mein-fronted-by-akshay-kumar-and-taapsee-pannu-gets-release-date/article68113826.ece|title='Khel Khel Mein', fronted by Akshay Kumar and Taapsee Pannu, gets release date|work=The Hindu|date=27 April 2024|access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Mishra|first=Vinay MR|date=16 September 2023|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/akshay-kumar-and-fardeen-khans-khel-khel-mein-is-a-remake-of-perfect-strangers-aditya-seal-joins-the-cast/articleshow/103714869.cms|title=Akshay Kumar and Fardeen Khan’s Khel Khel Mein is a remake of Perfect Strangers; Aditya Seal joins the cast|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref>
|}
{{As of|2017|12}}, remakes were underway in Qatar and Sweden.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.giornalettismo.com/archives/2642398/remake-perfetti-sconosciuti-bloccato-negli-usa-colpa-weinstein|title=Il remake di "Perfetti sconosciuti" bloccato negli Usa per colpa di Weinstein|date=12 June 2017|work=Giornalettismo|access-date=1 September 2018|language=it}}</ref>

In February 2017, [[The Weinstein Company]] acquired the rights to an English-language remake.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=17 February 2017|title=Weinstein Company to Remake Italian Comedy 'Perfect Strangers'|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/perfect-strangers-remake-weinstein-company-1201991378/|access-date=1 September 2018|journal=Variety}}</ref> In December 2019, [[Issa Rae]] was announced to write, star in, and produce the US remake with [[Spyglass Media Group]], a subsidiary of [[Lantern Entertainment]], which acquired the assets of The Weinstein Company after its bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=4 December 2019|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/issa-rae-perfect-strangers-remake-1203424553/|title=Issa Rae to Star in and Produce 'Perfect Strangers' Remake|work=Variety|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> In December 2023, producer [[Tarak Ben Ammar]] revealed that his Eagle Pictures was working on the remake with Italian filmmaker [[Carlo Carlei]] set to direct the film. Rae was no longer attached to star.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=4 December 2023|url=https://deadline.com/video/tarak-ben-ammar-perfect-strangers-sony-paramount-eagle-pictures/|title=Eagle Pictures Boss Tarak Ben Ammar Teases “Big” Incoming Projects & Gives Update On English-Language ‘Perfect Strangers’ With Spyglass — Red Sea Studio|work=Deadline|access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

The 2022 Indian Malayalam film ''[[12th Man (film)|12th Man]]'' is loosely based on the core idea of this film.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/mohanlal-and-jeethu-josephs-hotstar-release-12th-man-inspired-by-this-italian-film/2e8621a1d9273 | title=Mohanlal and Jeethu Joseph's Hotstar release 12th Man inspired by this Italian film? }}</ref>


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Perfect Strangers
Theatrical release poster
ItalianPerfetti sconosciuti
Directed byPaolo Genovese
Screenplay by
Story byPaolo Genovese
Produced byMarco Belardi
Starring
CinematographyFabrizio Lucci
Edited byConsuelo Catucci
Music byMaurizio Filardo
Production
companies
  • Medusa Film
  • Lotus Production
Distributed byMedusa Distribuzione
Release date
  • 11 February 2016 (2016-02-11) (Italy)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$32.2 million[1]

Perfect Strangers (Italian: Perfetti sconosciuti)[2] is a 2016 Italian comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Paolo Genovese.[3][4] It was released in Italy on 11 February 2016.[4]

The film was a critical and commercial success, winning the David di Donatello in the Best Film Category and grossing more than €16 million in Italy. It has been remade in more than 20 countries.

Plot[edit]

On the evening of a total eclipse of the moon, seven close friends gather for a dinner party. Early in the meal, one of the friends, a relationship therapist named Eva, says that she is convinced that many couples would separate if they saw the messages on each other's phones. As the friends debate this contention, they agree—some of them reluctantly—to play a game. They will each place their phone on the table and they will share their messages and calls with the rest of the group.

At first, the game seems harmless; no one has anything to hide. Gradually, the calls and messages become more compromising. They reveal that one married woman is having an affair and that a man who has been pretending to have an absent girlfriend is not who he seems. As the calls continue, the network of lies and secrets becomes increasingly tangled. Almost no one at the table is spared. By the end of the night, the group's friendships, marriages, and romances have been shattered.[5]

As the guests leave the apartment, they behave as if nothing has happened. Each of their relationships are exactly as they were at the start of the evening. The game never happened, and everybody goes back to their own lies. [6][unreliable source?]

Cast[edit]

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

The film was number-one on its opening week in Italy, with US$3.7 million.[3] It grossed $31.6 million at the box office.[1]

Critical response[edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 77% based on reviews from 13 critics, and an average rating of 6.7/10.[7]

Accolades[edit]

Year Award/Festival Category Recipients Result
2016 David di Donatello Best Film Paolo Genovese Won
Best Director Paolo Genovese Nominated
Best Script Paolo Genovese, Filippo Bologna, Paolo Costella, Paola Mammini, Rolando Ravello Won
Best Actress Anna Foglietta Nominated
Best Actor Marco Giallini Nominated
Best Actor Valerio Mastandrea Nominated
Best Original Song Perfetti sconosciuti by Bungaro, Cesare Chiodo and Fiorella Mannoia Nominated
Best Editing Consuelo Catucci Nominated
Best Sound Umberto Montesanti Nominated
2016 Bari International Film Festival Tonino Guerra Award for Best Scriptment Paolo Genovese Won
2016 Tribeca Film Festival Best Screenplay Paolo Genovese, Filippo Bologna, Paolo Costella, Paola Mammini, Rolando Ravello Won
2017 Vilnius International Film Festival Audience's Favourite Film[8] Paolo Genovese Won

Remakes[edit]

Country Original title English title Release date Note
Greece Τέλειοι Ξένοι Perfect Strangers 15 December 2016 [9]
Spain Perfectos desconocidos Perfect Strangers 1 December 2017 Directed by Álex de la Iglesia.[10]
Turkey Cebimdeki Yabancı Stranger in My Pocket  [tr] 2 February 2018 [11]
India Loudspeaker (Kannada) Loudspeaker 10 August 2018 [12]
France Le Jeu Nothing to Hide 17 October 2018 Directed by Fred Cavayé.[13]
South Korea 완벽한 타인 Intimate Strangers 31 October 2018 [14]
Hungary BÚÉK Happy New Year  [hu] 6 December 2018 Directed by Krisztina Goda.[15]
Mexico Perfectos desconocidos Perfect Strangers 25 December 2018 [16]
China 来电狂响 Kill Mobile  [zh] 29 December 2018 [17]
Russia Громкая связь Loud Connection 14 February 2019 [18] A sequel, Obratnaya svyaz, was released in 2020.[19]
Armenia Անհայտ բաժանորդ Unknown Subscriber  [hy] 5 September 2019 [20]
Poland (Nie)znajomi 16 September 2019 [21]
Germany Das perfekte Geheimnis 31 October 2019 [22]
Vietnam Tiệc trăng máu Blood Moon Party  [vi] 23 October 2020 [23]
Japan おとなの事情 スマホをのぞいたら 8 January 2021 [24]
Slovakia, Czech Republic Známi neznámi 5 August 2021 [25]
Romania Complet necunoscuți Perfect Strangers  [ro][26] 24 September 2021 [27]
Netherlands Alles op tafel Perfect Strangers  [nl] 4 November 2021 [28]
Israel זרים מושלמים Perfect Strangers  [he] 11 November 2021 Directed by Lior Ashkenazi.[29]
Egypt, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates أصحاب ...ولا أعزّ Perfect Strangers 20 January 2022 Released by Netflix.[30]
Norway Full dekning  [no] 25 February 2022 [31]
Indonesia Perfect Strangers  [id] 20 October 2022 Released by Amazon Prime Video.[32]
Azerbaijan Geri dönənlər 28 December 2022 [33]
Iceland Villibráð Wild Game 6 January 2023[34] [35]
Denmark, Iceland Hygge! 26 October 2023 [36]
India Khel Khel Mein 6 September 2024[37] [38]

As of December 2017, remakes were underway in Qatar and Sweden.[39]

In February 2017, The Weinstein Company acquired the rights to an English-language remake.[40] In December 2019, Issa Rae was announced to write, star in, and produce the US remake with Spyglass Media Group, a subsidiary of Lantern Entertainment, which acquired the assets of The Weinstein Company after its bankruptcy.[41] In December 2023, producer Tarak Ben Ammar revealed that his Eagle Pictures was working on the remake with Italian filmmaker Carlo Carlei set to direct the film. Rae was no longer attached to star.[42]

The 2022 Indian Malayalam film 12th Man is loosely based on the core idea of this film.[43]

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