Live and Become
Original title: Va, vis et deviens · Turkish title: Bir şans daha
2005 · 2 h 20 min
Directed by 
Radu Mihăileanu
Radu MihăileanuCast
Sirak M. Sabahat Moshe Agazai 
Yaël Abecassis 
Roschdy Zem
Credits
Written by: Alain-Michel Blanc
Plot
An Ethiopian boy is airlifted to Israel and grows up pretending to be Jewish. Known in French as Va, vis et deviens.
Sinekatalog’s take
Radu Mihăileanu's drama follows an Ethiopian boy airlifted to Israel and raised pretending to be Jewish. Moving and sweeping, it is a heartfelt story of identity, secrecy and belonging across decades.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (6,614 votes)
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