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Live and Become

2005 · 140 min

A sweeping, heartfelt journey that immerses you in one boy's lifelong search for belonging, moving and quietly devastating.

Directed by
Radu Mihăileanu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Moshe Abebe, Moshe Agazai, Sirak M. Sabahat
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.

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Directed by
Radu Mihăileanu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Moshe Abebe, Moshe Agazai, Sirak M. Sabahat
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • immigration
  • family
  • race
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Radu Mihăileanu
Written by
Radu Mihăileanu, Alain-Michel Blanc
Starring
Moshe Abebe, Moshe Agazai, Sirak M. Sabahat, Roni Hadar, Yaël Abecassis, Roschdy Zem, Yitzhak Edgar, Rami Danon
Music
Armand Amar
Cinematography
Rémy Chevrin
Runtime
140 min
Country
France, Israel, Belgium, Italy
Languages
Amharic, French, Hebrew

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