Live and Become

Live and Become

140 mins | Drama | March 30, 2005

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.

Live and Become

140 mins | Drama | March 30, 2005

Live and Become
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, France 3 Cinéma, Elzévir Films, Oï Oï Oï Productions, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, K2 SA, SCOPE Invest, Medusa Film, CinéCinéma, Cattleya, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, SCOPE Pictures, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, Transfax Film Productions, Kiosque
Original title Va, vis et deviens
Directors Olivia Bruynoghe, Radu Mihăileanu
Writers Alain-Michel Blanc, Radu Mihăileanu

Cast

Moshe Abebe

as Schlomo (teenager)

Moshe Agazai

as Schlomo (child)

Sirak M. Sabahat

as Schlomo (adult)

Roni Hadar

as Sara

Yaël Abecassis

as Yaël

Roschdy Zem

as Yoram Harrari

Yitzhak Edgar

as Qès Amrah

Rami Danon

as Papy

Meskie Shibru Sivan

as Schlomo's Mother

Elad Atrakchi

as Itai

Shmil Ben Ari

as Directeur internat

Shlomo Vishinsky

as Le policier

Lana Ettinger

as Tali adulte

Marek Rozenbaum

as Le fonctionnaire israélien 2

Meir Suissa

as Le docteur français

Shaul Mizrahi

as Père palestinien

Gal Hoyberger

as Lieutenant

Avi Hadash

as Professeur internat

Yehuda Fuchs

as Grand Rabbin

Aaron Vodovoz

as Jeune homme Kibboutz

Patrick Descamps

as Narrateur (voice)

Pierre-Jean Chérer

as Reporter Guerre Golfe (voice)

Hervé Pauchon

as Reporter Soudan (voice)

Berenice Sand

as Student (uncredited)