Live and Become (2005)

2005 · 140 min · Drama

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.

Directed by Radu Mihăileanu. Starring Moshe Abebe, Moshe Agazai, Sirak M. Sabahat, Roni Hadar and Yaël Abecassis.

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