Va, vis et deviens

Name: Va, vis et deviens
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-02-01
Duration: 2 h 20 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Yaël Abecassis, Roschdy Zem, Moshe Agazai, Moshe Abebe, Sirak M. Sabahat

IMDb ID: tt0388505 · Year: 2008 · Rating: 7.8 (6,398 votes)

Genres: Drama

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

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Live and Become
Canada: Live and Become (English)
United Kingdom: Live and Become
Ireland: Live and Become (English)
India: Live and Become (English)
New Zealand: Live and Become (English)
Sweden: Live and Become
United States: Live and Become
World-wide: Live and Become (English)
South Africa: Live and Become (English)
Austria: Geh und lebe
Switzerland: Geh und lebe (German)
Germany: Geh und lebe
Turkey: Bir şans daha (Turkish)
Mexico: Camina sin mi
Hungary: Élj és boldogulj!
Greece: Fyge kai zise (Festival Title)
Denmark: Gå og bliv den du er
Norway: Gå og lev!
Finland: Gå, lev, bliv (Swedish)
World-wide: Go, See, and Become (English, informal literal title)
Canada: Live & Become (English, poster title)
Finland: Mene, näe, elä
Argentina: Ser digno de ser
Israel: Tichye VeTihiye (Hebrew)
Brazil: Um Herói do Nosso Tempo
Canada: Va, vie, et deviens (French, alternative spelling)
France: Va, vis et deviens
Portugal: Vai e Vive
Italy: Vai e vivrai
Spain: Vete y vive
Japan: Yakusoku no Tabiji
Poland: Żyj i stań się
Russia: Иди и живи
Bulgaria: След живота (Bulgarian)
China: 生命国界 (Mandarin)
Japan: 約束の旅路 (Japanese)
Go, See, and BecomeContent RatingUnratedRelease Date2008-02-01Runtime140 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews41Critic Reviews50Countries / RegionsFrance
Israel
Belgium
ItalyLanguagesHebrew
French
AmharicKeywordsboy
jew
love
israel
letterFilming LocationsEthiopiaProduction CompaniesElzévir Films
Oï Oï Oï Productions
CattleyaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388505/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0388505.jpgUpdated At2025-02-12T12:04:13

Directors

Radu Mihaileanu

Writers

Alain-Michel Blanc
Radu Mihaileanu

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Yaël Abecassis | Character: Yael
Actor: Roschdy Zem | Character: Yoram
Actor: Moshe Agazai | Character: Schlomo enfant
Actor: Moshe Abebe | Character: Schlomo adolescent
Actor: Sirak M. Sabahat | Character: Schlomo adulte
Actor: Yitzhak Edgar | Character: Le Qès Amara
Actor: Roni Hadar | Character: Sara
Actor: Rami Danon | Character: Papy
Actor: Mimi Abonesh Kebede | Character: Hana - la mère Juive Ethiopienne
Actor: Meskie Shibru | Character: La mère de Schlomo
Actor: Raymonde Abecassis | Character: Suzy
Actor: Yossi Alfi | Character: Rabbin Talmud Tora
Actor: Shmil Ben Ari | Character: Directeur internat
Actor: Shlomo Vishinsky | Character: Le policier
Actor: Shai Fredo | Character: Le traducteur
Actor: Joy Rieger | Character: Tali enfant
Actor: Elias Nazich | Character: Dany enfant
Actor: Talia de Vries | Character: Tali adolescente
Actor: Lana Ettinger | Character: Tali adulte
Actor: Jonatan Regev | Character: Dany adolescent
Actor: Tomer Offner | Character: Dany adulte
Actor: Dor Shlosberg | Character: Michael Leibovitch
Actor: Esti Elias | Character: Fille discothèque
Actor: Avi Oriah | Character: Le père de Sara
Actor: Shimon Mimran | Character: Psychologue internat
Actor: Abraham Celektar | Character: Le fonctionnaire israélien 1
Actor: Marek Rozenbaum | Character: Le fonctionnaire israélien 2
Actor: Elad Atrakchi | Character: Itai
Actor: Mahmoud Kadah | Character: Murad
Actor: Shmuel Beru | Character: L'Ethiopien
Actor: Meir Suissa | Character: Le docteur français
Actor: Elana Wondme | Character: Petite fille
Actor: Maharta Baruch | Character: Mère petite fille
Actor: Menissan Solomon | Character: Ethiopien israélien 1
Actor: Shaul Mizrahi | Character: Père palestinien
Actor: Gal Hoyberger | Character: Lieutenant
Actor: Rachel Melesa | Character: L'infirmière de Natania
Actor: Itzak Tegenae | Character: Tzvi
Actor: Emmanuel Ulli Laor | Character: Directeur école
Actor: Eitan Glass | Character: Rabbin internat
Actor: Avi Hadash | Character: Professeur internat
Actor: David Smadar | Character: Rabbin docteur
Actor: Yehuda Fuchs | Character: Grand Rabbin
Actor: Ale Getao | Character: Qès centre médical
Actor: Zoe Naveh | Character: Einat
Actor: Yossi Vasa | Character: Mike
Actor: Lascha Shimshoni | Character: L'enseignante de l'école
Actor: Matan Franco | Character: Adolescent Kibboutz 1
Actor: Aaron Vodovoz | Character: Jeune homme Kibboutz
Actor: Hen Koren | Character: Adolescent Kibboutz 2
Actor: Ben Heinberg | Character: Adolescent Kibboutz 3
Actor: Shimon Siani | Character: Le garde du Kibboutz
Actor: Adir Bakala | Character: Garçon télé
Actor: Fitum Ayela | Character: Infirmier du camp
Actor: Kasanshe Worku | Character: La mère de Schlomo - 20 ans après
Actor: Patrick Descamps | Character: Narrateur
Actor: Pierre-Jean Chérer | Character: Reporter Guerre Golfe
Actor: Hervé Pauchon | Character: Reporter Soudan
Actor: Yasser Arafat | Character: Self
Actor: Bill Clinton | Character: Self
Actor: Yitzhak Rabin | Character: Self
Actor: Berenice Sand | Character: Student

[Directors Group]
Name: Radu Mihaileanu | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Alain-Michel Blanc | Role: Writer
Name: Radu Mihaileanu | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Denis Carot | Role: Producer
Name: Marco Chimenz | Role: Producer
Name: Yoram Globus | Role: Producer
Name: Geneviève Lemal | Role: Producer
Name: Alexandre Lippens | Role: Producer
Name: Marie Masmonteil | Role: Producer
Name: Radu Mihaileanu | Role: Producer
Name: Marek Rozenbaum | Role: Producer
Name: Giovanni Stabilini | Role: Producer
Name: Itai Tamir | Role: Producer
Name: Riccardo Tozzi | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Armand Amar | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Rémy Chevrin | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ludo Troch | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Esther Kling | Role: Casting Director
Name: Hila Yuval | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Eitan Levi | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Yoel Herzberg | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Rona Doron | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Valérie Tranier | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Yacine Boucherit | Role: Production Manager
Name: Simona De Laurentiis | Role: Production Manager
Name: Yorick Kalbache | Role: Production Manager
Name: Laetitia Pichon | Role: Production Manager
Name: Saar Yogev | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Shaul Dishy | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Olivier Jacquet | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Elodie Roy | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Yaron Yarkoni | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Yoav Dahari | Role: Art Department
Name: Amiram Lichter | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Philippe Charbonnel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Quentin Collette | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mathieu Cox | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric DeVos | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gert Janssen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marion Lorthioir | Role: Sound Department
Name: Henri Morelle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Misha Spektor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bruno Tarrière | Role: Sound Department
Name: Olivier Thys | Role: Sound Department
Name: Philippe van Leer | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Hugo Arcier | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Emmanuelle Carlier | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Philippe Chotard | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Nicolas Daniel | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Séverine De Wever | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Stephane Dittoo | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Thomas Duval | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pierre Genin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Abdel Ali Kassou | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Frederic Medioni | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Cyril Pichard | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Aurore Rousset | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Daniel Trujillo | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Stéphane Agostini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Haim Asias | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ilan Ben Odiz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amit Berlowitz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adi Borkin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pascal Delaunay | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Antonin Gendre | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yoni Hamenachem | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: François Margolin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Guy Ne'eman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yehuda Sar-Israel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephane Seybald | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rami Siman-Tov | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel Solomon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alexandre Szabo-Fresnais | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Serge Valézy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adam Verete | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: François-Xavier Walter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gaby Weismann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Sonia Tahallah | Role: Casting Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Coralie Boulay | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Séverine Cava | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Virginie Deroubaix | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Catherine Le Mignant-Labye | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Laurent Pelé-Piovani | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Marie Silvi | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Mathieu Coupat | Role: Music Department
Name: Nicolas Dautricourt | Role: Music Department
Name: Thomas Jamois | Role: Music Department
Name: Vincent Joinville | Role: Music Department
Name: Asen Kanchev | Role: Music Department
Name: Thibault Leroy | Role: Music Department
Name: Manuel Solans | Role: Music Department
Name: Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra-Sif 309 | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Chloé Souchet | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Sari Azoulay Turgeman | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Olivia Bruynoghe | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Ilan Appel | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Miguel Bejo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joshua Berman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Regina Longo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pilar Martín | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nathanaël Poupin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nikolai Yosifov | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frank Pitussi | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Sirak M. Sabahat | Role: Thanks
Name: Peter Sehr | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388505/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Germany: February 11, 2005 (Berlin International Film Festival)
France: March 18, 2005 (Festival du Film d'Aventures de Valenciennes)
France: March 30, 2005
Belgium: April 13, 2005
China: June 11, 2005 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Japan: June 18, 2005 (French Film Festival)
Denmark: August 21, 2005 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
Finland: August 25, 2005 (Espoo Film Festival)
Canada: September 15, 2005 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Poland: October 12, 2005 (Warsaw Film Festival)
Turkey: October 14, 2005
Israel: October 20, 2005
Italy: November 4, 2005
Finland: November 18, 2005
Hong Kong: November 19, 2005 (Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival)
Mexico: November 25, 2005 (Festival de Cine Franco-Mexicano)
United States: December 1, 2005 (Washington Jewish Film Festival)
Austria: December 2, 2005
Spain: December 23, 2005
Ireland: December 30, 2005
United States: February 11, 2006 (Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival)
Portugal: February 16, 2006
Thailand: February 21, 2006 (Bangkok International Film Festival)
Brazil: March 10, 2006 (limited)
Greece: April 5, 2006 (Festival du Film Francophone)
Germany: April 6, 2006
United States: April 10, 2006 (Dayton Jewish Film Festival)
Poland: May 11, 2006 (Warsaw International Jewish Film Festival Ha-Motiv Ha-Jehudi)
Denmark: May 12, 2006
Taiwan: June 2, 2006
Argentina: June 15, 2006
Mexico: July 7, 2006
Norway: August 25, 2006
Netherlands: September 21, 2006
Hungary: October 12, 2006
Indonesia: December 9, 2006 (Jakarta International Film Festival)
Burkina Faso: February 25, 2007 (Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival)
Japan: March 10, 2007
Lithuania: September 20, 2007
United States: February 1, 2008
United States: February 1, 2008 (New York City, New York)
Sweden: May 30, 2008
Germany: February 10, 2009 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Japan: October 15, 2010 (Refugee Film Festival)

Awards

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