Live and Become (film)
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| Directed by | Radu Mihaileanu |
| Produced by | Denis Carot Marie Masmonteil Radu Mihaileanu Marek Rozenbaum Itai Tamir |
| Written by | Alain-Michel Blanc Radu Mihaileanu |
| Starring | Moshe Agazai Moshe Abebe Sirak M. Sabahat Yael Abecassis Roschdy Zem Roni Hadar Rami Danon Raymonde Abecassis Mimi Abonesh Kebede Meskie Shibru-Sivan Hadar |
| Music by | Armand Amar |
| Editing by | Ludo Troch |
| Distributed by | Menemsha Films |
| Release date(s) | 30 March 2005 |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | Amharic / Hebrew / French |
Live and Become French: Va, Vis et Deviens)' is a 2005 French film about an Ethiopian Christian boy who disguises himself as an Ethiopian Jew in order to escape famine and emigrates to Israel. It was directed by Romanian-born Radu Mihăileanu. It won Most Popular International Film at the 2005 Vancouver International Film Festival.
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[edit] Plot
Shlomo, an Ethiopian boy, is placed by his Christian mother with an Ethiopian Jewish woman whose child has died. This woman, who will become his adoptive mother, is about to be airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel during Operation Moses in 1984. His birth mother, who hopes for a better life for him, tells him “Go, live, and become,” as he leaves her to board the plane. The film tells of his growing up in Israel and how he deals with the secrets he carries: not being Jewish and having left his birth mother.
[edit] Cast
- Moshe Agazai as Child Shlomo
- Moshe Abebe as Teenage Shlomo
- Sirak M. Sabahat as Adult Shlomo
- Yael Abecassis as Yael Harrari
- Roschdy Zem as Yoram Harrari
- Roni Hadar as Sarah
- Rami Danon as Papy
- Raymonde Abecassis as Hana
- Mimi Abonesh Kebede as Suzy
- Meskie Shibru-Sivan Hadar as Shlomo's mother
- Yitzhak Edgar as Qes Amhra
[edit] Awards
[edit] International
- Best Screenplay, Cesar ("French Oscar") 2005
- Audience Award, Berlin Film Festival 2005
- European Cinema Award, Berlin Film Festival 2005
- Ecumenical Award, Berlin Film Festival 2005
- Audience Award, Vancouver International Film Festival 2005
- Golden Swan (Best Film), Copenhagen International Film Festival 2005
- Best Screenplay, Copenhagen International Film Festival 2005
- Jury Prize (Best Film), Valenciennes Film Festival 2005
- Audience Award (Best Film), Valenciennes Film Festival 2005
[edit] In the United States
Audience Awards unless otherwise noted
- Boston Jewish Film Festival
- Washington Jewish Film Festival
- Miami Jewish Film Festival
- Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
- Detroit Jewish Film Festival (Best Film)
- San Diego Jewish Film Festival
- Orange County Jewish Film Festival
- Palm Desert Jewish Film Festival
- Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
- Tampa Jewish Film Festival
- Seattle Jewish Film Festival
- Cleveland International Film Festival
- Nashville Film Festival
- Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival
- Detroit Jewish Film Festival (Audience Award)
- Washington DC International Film Festival (Runner-Up)
- Aspen Filmfest
