Go, See, and Become
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Live and Become )' is a 2005 French film about an Ethiopian Christian boy who disguises himself as an Ethiopian Jew
in order to escape famine and emigrates to Israel. It was directed by Romanian-born Radu Mihăileanu
. It won Most Popular International Film at the 2005 Vancouver International Film Festival
.
woman whose child has died. This woman, who will become his adoptive 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 he leaves 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.
Beta Israel
Beta Israel Israel, Ge'ez: ቤተ እስራኤል - Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl, EAE: "Betä Ǝsraʾel", "Community of Israel" also known as Ethiopian Jews , are the names of Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires , nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray...
in order to escape famine and emigrates to Israel. It was directed by Romanian-born Radu Mihăileanu
Radu Mihaileanu
Radu Mihăileanu is a Jewish Romanian-born French film director and screenwriter. He left Romania in 1980 and graduated the IDHEC cinematographic institute in Paris. In addition to his work in the cinema he published a book of poems in 1987 titled Une vague en mal de mer...
. It won Most Popular International Film at the 2005 Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for two weeks in late September and early October...
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Plot
Shlomo, an Ethiopian boy, is placed by his Christian mother with an Ethiopian JewishBeta Israel
Beta Israel Israel, Ge'ez: ቤተ እስራኤል - Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl, EAE: "Betä Ǝsraʾel", "Community of Israel" also known as Ethiopian Jews , are the names of Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires , nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray...
woman whose child has died. This woman, who will become his adoptive mother, is about to be airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel during Operation Moses
Operation Moses
Operation Moses refers to the covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan during a famine in 1984...
in 1984. His birth mother, who hopes for a better life for him, tells him “Go, live, and become,” as he leaves 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.
Cast
- Moshe Agazai as Child Shlomo
- Moshe Abebe as Teenage Shlomo
- Sirak M. SabahatSirak M. SabahatSirak M. Sabahat is an Israeli actor. He is known for his role in the film Va, vis et deviens.-Biography:Sabahat was born in the village of Walita, in Southern Ethiopia, the first-born of four brothers. He is an Ethiopian Jew. In 1991, he and his family left Awassa for Israel...
as Adult Shlomo - Yael AbecassisYael AbecassisYael Abecassis is an Israeli actress and model. She married Israeli actor Lior Miller in 1996 and has one child. They divorced in 2003. Abecassis is the daughter of Raymonde Abecassis, a Moroccan-born Israeli actress.- Career:...
as Yael Harrari - Roschdy ZemRoschdy ZemRoschdy Zem is a French actor of Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film "Days of Glory" at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival....
as Yoram Harrari - Roni Hadar as Sarah
- Rami Danon as Papy
- Raymonde Abecassis as Hana
- Mimi Abonesh Kebede as Suzy
- Meskie Shibru-Sivan Hadar as Shlomo's mother
- Yitzhak Edgar as Qes Amhra
International
- Best Screenplay, Cesar ("French Oscar") 2005
- Audience Award, Berlin Film Festival 2005
- European Cinema Award, Berlin Film Festival 2005
- Ecumenical Award, Berlin Film Festival 2005
- Audience Award, Vancouver International Film Festival 2005
- Golden 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
In the United States
Audience Awards unless otherwise noted- Boston Jewish Film Festival
- Washington Jewish Film FestivalWashington Jewish Film FestivalThe Washington Jewish Film Festival is a film festival that features films that represent the great diversity of Jewish experiences. It is held at the Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater in the Washington, D.C., Jewish Community Center and other cinemas in Washington and suburban Maryland and Virginia....
- Miami Jewish Film Festival
- Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
- Detroit Jewish Film Festival (Best Film)
- San Diego Jewish Film FestivalSan Diego Jewish Film FestivalThe San Diego Jewish Film Festival is an annual eleven day long film festival held in San Diego, California. Established in 1990, the festival is managed by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in La Jolla...
- Orange County Jewish Film Festival
- Palm Desert Jewish Film Festival
- Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
- Tampa Jewish Film Festival
- Seattle Jewish Film Festival
- Cleveland International Film FestivalCleveland International Film FestivalThe Cleveland International Film Festival, first held in 1977, is the largest film festival in Ohio. The 2010 festival featured over 300 films. Since 1991 the festival has been held at Tower City Cinemas in downtown Cleveland.-Roxanne T...
- Nashville Film FestivalNashville Film FestivalThe Nashville Film Festival , held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States. In 2009, Nashville Film Festival received close to 2000 submissions from 86 countries, programmed nearly 260 films and had an attendance...
- Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival
- Detroit Jewish Film Festival (Audience Award)
- Washington DC International Film Festival (Runner-Up)
- Aspen Filmfest