Live and Become

2005

2h 20m

7.5(185 votes)

Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB

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Cast & Crew

31 members

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Moshe Abebe

Schlomo (teenager)

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Moshe Agazai

Schlomo (child)

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Sirak M. Sabahat

Schlomo (adult)

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Roni Hadar

Sara

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Yaël Abecassis

Yaël

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Roschdy Zem

Yoram Harrari

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Yitzhak Edgar

Qès Amrah

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Rami Danon

Papy

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Meskie Shibru Sivan

Schlomo's Mother

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Mimi Abonesh Kebede

Hana

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Raymonde Abecassis

Susy

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Shmil Ben Ari

Directeur internat

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שלמה וישינסקי

Le policier

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Lana Ettinger

Tali adulte

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Marek Rozenbaum

Le fonctionnaire israélien 2

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Meir Swissa

Le docteur français

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Shaul Mizrahi

Père palestinien

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Gal Hoyberger

Lieutenant

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Avi Hadash

Professeur internat

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Yehuda Fuchs

Grand Rabbin

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Aaron Vodovoz

Jeune homme Kibboutz

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Patrick Descamps

Narrateur (voice)

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Pierre-Jean Chérer

Reporter Guerre Golfe (voice)

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Hervé Pauchon

Reporter Soudan (voice)

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Berenice Sand

Student (uncredited)

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Shai Fredo

Le traducteur

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Yossi Alfi

Rabbin Talmud Tora

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elad atrakchi

Itai

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Yasser Arafat

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Yitzhak Rabin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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