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Live and Become

2005140 min 7.4 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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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Release / first air2005-03-30
Original languageFR
GenresDrama
DirectorRadu Mihăileanu
WriterAlain-Michel Blanc
Budget$5,650,000
Revenue$3,691,534
ProductionFrance 3 Cinéma, Elzévir Films

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10 cast members
Moshe AbebeMoshe AbebeSchlomo (teenager)
Moshe AgazaiMoshe AgazaiSchlomo (child)
Sirak M. SabahatSirak M. SabahatSchlomo (adult)
Roni HadarRoni HadarSara
Yaël AbecassisYaël AbecassisYaël
Roschdy ZemRoschdy ZemYoram Harrari
Yitzhak EdgarYitzhak EdgarQès Amrah
Rami DanonRami DanonPapy
Meskie Shibru SivanMeskie Shibru SivanSchlomo's Mother
Mimi Abonesh KebedeMimi Abonesh KebedeHana

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#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

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