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Live and Become

Live and Become

Mar 30, 2005
140 min
Drama
7.4/ 10
191 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
7.4/10
191 votes
IMDB
7.8/10
6,468 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$5,650,000Production cost
Box Office$3,691,534Worldwide gross
Profit-$1,958,466Loss
ROI
-34.7%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

12 wins & 7 nominations total

Details

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Status

Released

Original Language

fr

Budget

$5,650,000

Revenue

$3,691,534

Production Companies

France 3 CinémaElzévir FilmsOï Oï Oï ProductionsCattleyaK2 SATransfax Film ProductionsCanal+Medusa FilmSCOPE InvestCinéCinémaKiosqueFonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'EuropeCNCCentre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWBMEDIA Programme of the European UnionSCOPE PicturesTax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge

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