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Live and Become

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 2005-03-30

Runtime: 140 mins

Director: Radu Mihăileanu

Spoken language: , Français, עִבְרִית

Genres: Drama

Original title: Live and Become

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

Production Countries: France, Israel, Belgium, Italy

Cast

Moshe Abebe

Moshe Agazai

Sirak M. Sabahat

Roni Hadar

Yaël Abecassis

Roschdy Zem

Yitzhak Edgar

Rami Danon

Meskie Shibru Sivan

Mimi Abonesh Kebede

Raymonde Abecassis

Shmil Ben Ari

Shlomo Vishinsky

Lana Ettinger

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