Live and Become

Mar 30, 2005

2h 20m

★ 7.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

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

Live and Become Trailers

Cast

Schlomo (teenager)

Moshe Abebe

Schlomo (child)

Moshe Agazai

Schlomo (adult)

Sirak M. Sabahat

Sara

Roni Hadar

Yaël

Yaël Abecassis

Yoram Harrari

Roschdy Zem

Qès Amrah

Yitzhak Edgar

Papy

Rami Danon

Schlomo's Mother

Meskie Shibru Sivan

Hana

Mimi Abonesh Kebede

Susy

Raymonde Abecassis

Directeur internat

Shmil Ben Ari

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No overview available.

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