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Live and Become

 

Film Info

Country France, Belgium, Italy, Israel
Language Hebrew, French, Amharic
Year of Release 2005
Running Time 140 minutes

Crew

Director Radu Mihaileanu
Writer Radu Mihaileanu
Writer Alain-Michel Blanc
Producer Denis Carot
Producer Marie Masmonteil
Producer Radu Mihaileanu

Cast

Yael Yael Abecassis
Yoram Roschdy Zem
Schlomo child Moshe Agazai
Schlomo teenager Mosche Abebe
Schlomo adult Sirak M. Sabahat

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Synopsis

The magnificent, epic story of an Ethiopian boy who is airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel in 1984 during Operation Moses. Shlomo is plagued by two big secrets: He is neither a Jew nor an orphan, just an African boy who survived and wants, somehow, to fulfill his Ethiopian mother’s parting request that he “go, live, and become.” Buoyed by a profound and unfaltering motherly love – both in his memory and in the arms of his adoptive mother – he ultimately finds an identity and a happiness all his own.

Reviews

Box Office Magazine

Box Office Magazine
"A remarkable journey of discovery."

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Sirak Sabahat: My Story
Lead actor Sirak Sabahat tells the story of his own migration from Ethiopia to the Promised Land - an amazing testimony of success and struggle.

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Los Angeles Times

"...Rewarding, rich in humor and warmth, and abuzz with the turmoil of juggling multiple identities that is a critical element of these cross-cultural times."

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Awards

Audience Award
European Cinema Award
Ecumenical Award
Berlin International Film Festival 2005

Golden Swan Award
Best Film, Best Screenplay
Copenhagen International Film Festival 2005

Over 700,000 admissions in France

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