Live and Become
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| Directed by | Radu Mihaileanu |
| Produced by | Denis Carot (Producer) Marie Masmonteil (Producer) Radu Mihaileanu (Producer) Marek Rozenbaum (Producer) Itai Tamir (Producer) Yoram Globus (Associate producer) Genevieve Lemal (Associate producer) Alexandre Lippens (Associate producer) |
| Written by | Alain-Michel Blanc Radu Mihaileanu |
| Starring | Shlomo (child) - Moshe Agazai Shlomo (teenager) - Moshe Abebe Shlomo (adult) - Sirak M. Sabahat Yael Harrari - Yael Abecassis Yoram Harrari - Roschdy Zem Sarah - Roni Hadar Papy - Rami Danon Hana - Raymonde Abecassis Suzy - Mimi Abonesh Kebede Shlomo's mother - 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 |
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| Language | Amharic / Hebrew / French |
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Live and Become or Va, Vis et Deviens is a 2005 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 mother with 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] 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 DC 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 International Film Festival
- Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival
- Detroit Jewish Film Festival (Audience Award)
- Washington DC International Film Festival (Runner-Up)
- Aspen Filmfest
