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Va, vis et deviens

Va, vis et deviens

2005Movie⏱️ 2h 20mUnrated
Drama
7.8
IMDB Rating
6,529 votes

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

Director
Radu Mihaileanu
Writers
Alain-Michel Blanc, Radu Mihaileanu
Stars
Yaël Abecassis, Roschdy Zem, Moshe Agazai
Release Date
February 1, 2008
Language
Hebrew, French, Amharic
Country
France, Israel, Belgium, Italy
🏆 12
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
💬 41
Reviews
📋 7.8K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Yaël Abecassis
Yaël Abecassis
as Yael
Roschdy Zem
Roschdy Zem
as Yoram
👤
Moshe Agazai
as Schlomo enfant
👤
Moshe Abebe
as Schlomo adolescent
👤
Sirak M. Sabahat
as Schlomo adulte
👤
Yitzhak Edgar
as Le Qès Amara
Roni Hadar
Roni Hadar
as Sara
Rami Danon
Rami Danon
as Papy
👤
Mimi Abonesh Kebede
as Hana - la mère Juive Ethiopienne
Meskie Shibru
Meskie Shibru
as La mère de Schlomo

💰 Box Office

$3,691,534
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Ethiopia
Production
Elzévir Films, Oï Oï Oï Productions, Cattleya

🏷️ Keywords

boyjewloveisraelletter

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Many films are to be seen, but few to be chewed and digested.
by ew40372006-09-26
10/10

"I am an old man and an inveterate cinema-goer since my early youth. I admit that I have been and still am perhaps rather too demanding where films are concerned because, to be honest, out of the innumerable films I have enjoyed throughout the long years of my life, the ones that really succeeded in stunning me as masterpieces which nailed me to my seat from the start of the projection to its very end can be counted on the fingers of one hand. But "Va,vis et deviens" is most certainly one of them in all respects. It aims directly at what is noble in us, and it does so in simple and un..."

💡 Did You Know?

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.

📖 Synopsis

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