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Live and Become poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 63.1 / 100
2005·Drama·2h 20m

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.

Above the Line
Radu Mihaileanu·DirectorAlain-Michel Blanc·ScreenplayRadu Mihăileanu·ScreenplayRémy Chevrin·Director of PhotographyArmand Amar·Original Music ComposerLudo Troch·Editor
Cast
Moshe Abebe·Schlomo (teenager)Moshe Agazai·Schlomo (child)Sirak M. Sabahat·Schlomo (adult)Roni Hadar·SaraYaël Abecassis·YaëlRoschdy Zem·Yoram HarrariYitzhak Edgar·Qès AmrahRami Danon·PapyMeskie Shibru Sivan·Schlomo's MotherMimi Abonesh Kebede·Hana
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Radu Mihăileanu·DirectorOlivia Bruynoghe·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Alain-Michel Blanc·ScreenplayRadu Mihăileanu·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Rémy Chevrin·Director of PhotographyAmit Berlowitz·Still Photographer
Editing· 2
Ludo Troch·EditorSéverine Cava·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 7
Armand Amar·Original Music ComposerQuentin Collette·Sound RecordistHenri Morelle·SoundBruno Tarrière·Sound Re-Recording MixerPhilippe Charbonnel·Sound RecordistMathieu Cox·Sound Re-Recording MixerEric DeVos·Sound
Art & Design· 4
Eitan Levi·Production DesignRona Doron·Costume DesignYoel Herzberg·Art DirectionValérie Tranier·Makeup Artist
Production· 9
Itai Tamir·ProducerDenis Carot·ProducerMarek Rozenbaum·ProducerRadu Mihăileanu·ProducerMarie Masmonteil·ProducerHila Yuval·CastingEsther Kling·CastingYoram Globus·Associate ProducerYorick Kalbache·Production Manager
Other Departments· 2
Peter Sehr·ThanksFrank Pitussi·Property Master
By the Numbers
63.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$4M
ROI -35%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Hopeful
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features the faces of a young Black boy and a White woman in extreme close-up, positioned closely together as if touching foreheads. The backgr”

drama
Key Elements
Acacia TreeFaces
Atmosphere
Warm, Muted
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
8/10
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