Lebanese award-winning filmmaker and actress Nadine Labaki and Egyptian star Mona Zaki come together for the first time together in the film.

Paolo Genovese directorial ‘Perfect Strangers’ is all set to be released in the Arabic language on OTT platform Netflix, next month, shared the makers. Based on the 2016 Italian hit Perfetti Sconosciuti, the film will be out on January 20 on the streaming platform.

Set in Lebanon, the film is a story about seven close friends who get together for dinner and decide to play a game that involves them placing their mobile phones on the table and agreeing to openly share every call, text, and voice message as it comes. The film takes a turn when they're all fun and games quickly becomes serious as secrets are revealed.

Lebanese award-winning filmmaker and actress Nadine Labaki and Egyptian star Mona Zaki come together for the first time together in the film. The film also features other talented actors like Eyad Nassar, Georges Khabbaz, Adel Karam, Fouad Yammine and Diamand Bou Abboud.

The original, which has made history for the most remakes in cinema (18 in total) have also been adapted into Arabic by Gabriel Yammine and is directed by Wissam Smayra.

Produced by Gianluca Chakra, chief executive of Front Row Filmed Entertainment, the film has been selected by Netflix as part of a ‘first look deal signed’ with the streaming platform.

The OTT platform over the last few years has been focusing on streaming Arabic films and the platform has also increased its library of Arabic films creating collections to promote award-winning Arabic features and shorts.