Live and Become

"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."

Cast

Moshe Abebe

as Schlomo (teenager)

Moshe Agazai

as Schlomo (child)

Sirak M. Sabahat

as Schlomo (adult)

Roni Hadar

as Sara

Yaël Abecassis

as Yaël

Roschdy Zem

as Yoram Harrari

Yitzhak Edgar

as Qès Amrah

Rami Danon

as Papy

Meskie Shibru Sivan

as Schlomo's Mother

Mimi Abonesh Kebede

as Hana

Raymonde Abecassis

as Susy

Shmil Ben Ari

as Directeur internat

Shlomo Vishinsky

as Le policier

Lana Ettinger

as Tali adulte

Marek Rozenbaum

as Le fonctionnaire israélien 2

Meir Swissa

as Le docteur français

Shaul Mizrahi

as Père palestinien

Gal Hoyberger

as Lieutenant

Avi Hadash

as Professeur internat

Yehuda Fuchs

as Grand Rabbin

Aaron Vodovoz

as Jeune homme Kibboutz

Patrick Descamps

as Narrateur (voice)

Pierre-Jean Chérer

as Reporter Guerre Golfe (voice)

Hervé Pauchon

as Reporter Soudan (voice)

Berenice Sand

as Student (uncredited)

Shai Fredo

as Le traducteur

Yossi Alfi

as Rabbin Talmud Tora

elad atrakchi

as Itai

Yasser Arafat

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Clinton

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Yitzhak Rabin

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

Itai Tamir

Producer

Denis Carot

Producer

Marek Rozenbaum

Producer

Radu Mihăileanu

Director

Alain-Michel Blanc

Screenplay

Radu Mihăileanu

Screenplay

Radu Mihăileanu

Producer

Marie Masmonteil

Producer

Eitan Levi

Production Design

Hila Yuval

Casting

Rona Doron

Costume Design

Armand Amar

Original Music Composer

Esther Kling

Casting

Rémy Chevrin

Director of Photography

Yoram Globus

Associate Producer

Peter Sehr

Thanks

Valérie Tranier

Makeup Artist

Yorick Kalbache

Production Manager

Ludo Troch

Editor

Yoel Herzberg

Art Direction

Olivia Bruynoghe

Script Supervisor

Séverine Cava

Assistant Editor

Amit Berlowitz

Still Photographer

Frank Pitussi

Property Master

Quentin Collette

Sound Recordist

Henri Morelle

Sound

Bruno Tarrière

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Philippe Charbonnel

Sound Recordist

Mathieu Cox

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eric DeVos

Sound

Misha Spektor

Boom Operator