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Live and Become

Live and Become (2005)

2005-03-30 · 140 min · Rating 7.40/10 (195 votes)

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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1980s adoption bar mitzvah doctor doctors without borders ethiopia famine immigration loss of loved one love of one's life medicine military service parent child relationship paris, france post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) rabbi refugee camp studies sudan tel aviv, israel trauma underdog xenophobia zionism

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