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Live and Become

2008·2h 20m·Unrated
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.8/10
6,583 votes

A Christian boy escapes to Israel from famine-stricken Ethiopia by pretending to be Jewish.

Live and Become is a 2008 drama movie directed by Radu Mihaileanu, starring Moshe Agazai, Yaël Abecassis, Roschdy Zem. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10 from 6,583 votes and runs 2h 20m.

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Director
Radu Mihaileanu
Stars
Moshe Agazai
Yaël Abecassis
Roschdy Zem
Moshe Abebe
Details
2008-02-01
140 min
Movie
Unrated
★ France, Belgium, Israel, Italy
★ Hebrew, Amharic, French
Keywords
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