Live and Become (2005)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,650,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,691,534.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.5877 |
Directed By
Radu Mihăileanu
Crew
Radu Mihăileanu
Marek Rozenbaum
Itai Tamir
Alain-Michel Blanc
Radu Mihăileanu
Radu Mihăileanu
Marie Masmonteil
Denis Carot
Armand Amar
Hila Yuval
Yorick Kalbache
Peter Sehr
Ludo Troch
Yoel Herzberg
Rona Doron
Rémy Chevrin
Esther Kling
Valérie Tranier
Eitan Levi
Yoram Globus
Olivia Bruynoghe
Séverine Cava
Amit Berlowitz
Frank Pitussi
Quentin Collette
Mathieu Cox
Philippe Charbonnel
Henri Morelle
Bruno Tarrière
Misha Spektor
Eric DeVos
TOP CAST
Moshe Abebe
Schlomo (teenager)
Moshe Agazai
Schlomo (child)
Sirak M. Sabahat
Schlomo (adult)
Roni Hadar
Sara
Yaël Abecassis
Yaël
Roschdy Zem
Yoram Harrari
Yitzhak Edgar
Qès Amrah
Rami Danon
Papy
Meskie Shibru Sivan
Schlomo's Mother
Mimi Abonesh Kebede
Hana
Raymonde Abecassis
Susy
Shmil Ben Ari
Directeur internat
Shlomo Vishinsky
Le policier
Lana Ettinger
Tali adulte
Marek Rozenbaum
Le fonctionnaire israélien 2
Meir Swissa
Le docteur français
Shaul Mizrahi
Père palestinien
Gal Hoyberger
Lieutenant
Avi Hadash
Professeur internat
Yehuda Fuchs
Grand Rabbin
Aaron Vodovoz
Jeune homme Kibboutz
Patrick Descamps
Narrateur (voice)
Pierre-Jean Chérer
Reporter Guerre Golfe (voice)
Hervé Pauchon
Reporter Soudan (voice)
Berenice Sand
Student (uncredited)
Shai Fredo
Le traducteur
Yossi Alfi
Rabbin Talmud Tora
elad atrakchi
Itai
Yasser Arafat
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yitzhak Rabin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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