Live And Become

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 to escape famine and emigrates to Israel. It was directedby Romanian-born Radu Mihăileanu. It won Most Popular International Film at the 2005 Vancouver International Film Festival.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Awards
3.1 International
3.2 In theUnited States
4 External links
[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 hisadoptive 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 heleaves 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 Agazaias 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
RaymondeAbecassis 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") 2005Audience Award, Berlin Film Festival 2005
European Cinema Award, Berlin Film Festival 2005
Ecumenical Award, Berlin Film Festival 2005
Audience Award, Vancouver International Film Festival 2005Golden 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...