Live and Become

Live and Become (2005)

Va, vis et deviens

In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.

Date of release
2005-03-30
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (207)
Runtime
2h 20m
Genres
Drama
Director
Radu Mihăileanu

Casting

Interesting facts

Live and Become is a 2005 French drama film about an Ethiopian Christian boy who is infiltrated among Ethiopian Jews in order to escape famine and to emigrate to Israel. The film follows his growing up and living as a Jew in Israel. It was directed by Romanian-born Radu Mihăileanu. It won awards at the Berlin and Vancouver and other film festivals.

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