Live and Become (2005) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

In the mid-1980s, a Christian Ethiopian boy from a poverty-stricken family is forced by his mother to pretend he is a Jewish orphan so that he has a chance at being adopted by an upper class Jewish family in Israel.

Cast & Crew

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Radu Mihaileanu

Yadl Abecassis

Roschdy Zem

Rami Danon

Itzhak Adgar

Mimi Abonesh Kebede

Film Details

Also Known As

Geh und Lebe, Vai e vivrai, Vete y vive, Go, See, and Become, Ser Digno De Ser, Va, Vis, et Deviens, vis et deviens

Genre

Drama

Foreign

Religion

Release Date

2005

Production Company

Cattleya Spa; Centre National Du Cinema; Ciné+; Eurimages; France 3 Cinéma; K2 Productions; Le Studio Canal Plus; Les Films Du Kiosque; Oï Oï Oï Productions; Playtime; Scope Pictures; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

Agora Films (Switzerland); Art Filmes; Bazuca; Belga Films; Dcm Film Distribution Gmbh; Distribution Company; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Fidalgo; Future Film, Ltd. (Finland); Golem Distribution; Les Films Du Losange; Medusa Film; Miracle (Denmark); Passion River; The Works

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 20m

Synopsis

In the mid-1980s, a Christian Ethiopian boy from a poverty-stricken family is forced by his mother to pretend he is a Jewish orphan so that he has a chance at being adopted by an upper class Jewish family in Israel.

Director

Radu Mihaileanu

Cast

Yadl Abecassis

Roschdy Zem

Rami Danon

Itzhak Adgar

Mimi Abonesh Kebede

Meki Shibru Sivan

Roni Hadar

Sirak M Sabahat

Moshe Agazai

Mosche Abebe

Avi Oria

Shlomo Wishinsky

Crew

Armand Amar

Alain-michel Blanc

Denis Carot

Remy Chevrin

Director Of Photography

Marco Chimenz

Executive Producer

Eric Devos

Sound Department

Rona Doron

Costume Designer

Dominique Janne

Eitan Levy

Eytan Levy

Marie Masmonteil

Radu Mihaileanu

Radu Mihaileanu

Henri Morelle

Sound Department

Giovanni Stabilini

Bruno Tarriere

Sound Department

Ricardo Tozzi

Ludo Troch

Film Details

Also Known As

Geh und Lebe, Vai e vivrai, Vete y vive, Go, See, and Become, Ser Digno De Ser, Va, Vis, et Deviens, vis et deviens

Genre

Drama

Foreign

Religion

Release Date

2005

Production Company

Cattleya Spa; Centre National Du Cinema; Ciné+; Eurimages; France 3 Cinéma; K2 Productions; Le Studio Canal Plus; Les Films Du Kiosque; Oï Oï Oï Productions; Playtime; Scope Pictures; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

Agora Films (Switzerland); Art Filmes; Bazuca; Belga Films; Dcm Film Distribution Gmbh; Distribution Company; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Fidalgo; Future Film, Ltd. (Finland); Golem Distribution; Les Films Du Losange; Medusa Film; Miracle (Denmark); Passion River; The Works

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 20m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter February 1, 2008

Released in United States June 27, 2008

Released in United States on Video April 7, 2009

Released in United States February 2005

Released in United States September 2005

Released in United States February 2006

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Special) February 10-20, 2005.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival February 2-12, 2006.

Released in United States Winter February 1, 2008

Released in United States June 27, 2008 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video April 7, 2009

Released in United States February 2005 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Special) February 10-20, 2005.)

Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 2-5, 2005.)

Released in United States February 2006 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival February 2-12, 2006.)

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