LIVE AND BECOME
synopsis
1984: Thousands of Africans from 25 countries die of starvation or end up in camps, in Sudan. On a decision from Israel and the United States, an operation is carried out which consists in bringing thousands of Jews from Ethiopia to Israel. A Christian mother encourages his child to claim he is Jewish so as to escape from death and starvation. The child, registered as an orphan, is adopted in Tel-Aviv and grows up with the fear that his lie should be discovered. Neither a Jew, nor an orphan, only black.
international title: | Live and Become |
original title: | Va, vis et deviens |
country: | France, Italy, Israel, Belgium |
sales agent: | Playtime |
year: | 2005 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Radu Mihaileanu |
film run: | 140' |
release date: | FR 30/03/2005 |
screenplay: | Radu Mihaileanu, Alain-Michel Blanc |
cast: | Roschdy Zem, Yaël Abecassis |
cinematography by: | Rémy Chevrin |
film editing: | Ludo Troch |
art director: | Eytan Levy |
costumes designer: | Rona Doron |
music: | Armand Amar |
producer: | Marie Masmonteil, Denis Carot, Radu Mihaileanu |
production: | Elzévir Films, Oï Oï Oï Productions (FR), Cattleya (IT), Transfax (IL), K2 Productions |
backing: | Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs wallons |