Live and Become

Live and Become

2005 · 140 min · FR · NR · 7.5 (168 votes)
Dir. Radu Mihăileanu · Starring Moshe Abebe, Moshe Agazai, Sirak M. Sabahat, Roni Hadar, Yaël Abecassis, Roschdy Zem · Music Armand Amar
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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A deeply moving, character-driven drama that explores the profound impact of displacement and the search for identity. It's a quiet, resilient story about survival and the enduring human spirit against immense odds.

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