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.
Release Date : March 30, 2005
Runtime : 140m
Genre : Drama
Companies : France 3 Cinéma, Elzévir Films, Oï Oï Oï Productions, Cattleya, K2 SA, Transfax Film Productions, Canal+, Medusa Film, SCOPE Invest, CinéCinéma, Kiosque, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, CNC, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, SCOPE Pictures
Countries : France, Israel, Belgium, Italy
Keywords : underdog, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), paris, france, love of one's life, parent child relationship, loss of loved one, refugee camp, adoption, immigration, ethiopia, trauma, rabbi, bar mitzvah, medicine, famine, tel aviv, israel, zionism, military service, studies, doctors without borders, sudan, doctor, xenophobia