

Live and Become
2005-03-30 · 140 min · ★ 7.4
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Radu Mihăileanu
- Production companies
- France 3 Cinéma, Elzévir Films, Oï Oï Oï Productions, Cattleya, K2 SA, Transfax Film Productions, Canal+, Medusa Film, SCOPE Invest, CinéCinéma, Kiosque, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, CNC, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, SCOPE Pictures
- Countries
- France, Israel, Belgium, Italy
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,650,000
- Revenue
- USD 3,691,534
Top Cast
Roni HadarSara
Yaël AbecassisYaël
Roschdy ZemYoram Harrari
Meskie Shibru SivanSchlomo's Mother
Shmil Ben AriDirecteur internat
Shlomo VishinskyLe policier
Lana EttingerTali adulte
Marek RozenbaumLe fonctionnaire israélien 2
Meir SwissaLe docteur français
Shaul MizrahiPère palestinienTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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