Live and Become

Live and Become

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Drama

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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Moshe Abebe
Moshe Abebe
Schlomo (teenager)
Moshe Agazai
Moshe Agazai
Schlomo (child)
Sirak M. Sabahat
Sirak M. Sabahat
Schlomo (adult)
Roni Hadar
Roni Hadar
Sara
Yaël Abecassis
Yaël Abecassis
Yaël
Roschdy Zem
Roschdy Zem
Yoram Harrari
Yitzhak Edgar
Yitzhak Edgar
Qès Amrah
Rami Danon
Rami Danon
Papy
Meskie Shibru Sivan
Meskie Shibru Sivan
Schlomo's Mother
Mimi Abonesh Kebede
Mimi Abonesh Kebede
Hana
Raymonde Abecassis
Raymonde Abecassis
Susy
Shmil Ben Ari
Shmil Ben Ari
Directeur internat
Shlomo Vishinsky
שלמה וישינסקי
Le policier
Lana Ettinger
Lana Ettinger
Tali adulte
Meir Swissa
Meir Swissa
Le docteur français

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Release dateMar 30 2005

Runtime2 hours 20 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesAmharic, French, Hebrew

Production companiesFrance 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, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge

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