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Live and Become(2005)7.5
Va, vis et deviens2005-03-30
•Drama
•140 minutes
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.
Top Billed Cast
Moshe Abebe
Schlomo (teenager)
Moshe Agazai
Schlomo (child)
Sirak M. Sabahat
Schlomo (adult)
Roni Hadar
Sara
Yaël Abecassis
Yaël
Roschdy Zem
Yoram Harrari
Yitzhak Edgar
Qès Amrah
Rami Danon
Papy
Meskie Shibru Sivan
Schlomo's Mother
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Status
Released
Budget
$5,650,000
Revenue
$3,691,534
Original Language
French
Production Companies
- Oï Oï Oï Productions
- K2 SA
- Transfax Film Productions - IL
- Kiosque
- Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe - FR
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
Production Countries
- France
- Israel
- Belgium
- Italy
Keywords
underdog
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
paris, france
love of one's life
parent child relationship
loss of loved one
refugee camp
adoption
immigration
ethiopia
trauma
rabbi
bar mitzvah
medicine
famine
tel aviv, israel
zionism
military service
studies
doctors without borders
sudan
doctor
xenophobia
1980s