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.
DIRECTOR
CAST
Moshe Abebe
Schlomo (teenager)
Moshe Agazai
Schlomo (child)
Sirak M. Sabahat
Schlomo (adult)
Roni Hadar
Sara
Language
Production
Companies
Canal+
CNC
France 3 Cinéma
Elzévir Films
Oï Oï Oï Productions
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
K2 SA
SCOPE Invest
Medusa Film
CinéCinéma
Cattleya
Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe
SCOPE Pictures
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB
Transfax Film Productions
Kiosque
Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
Box Office
Budget
$5,650,000
Revenue
$3,691,534
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Keywords
underdog
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
paris, france
love of one's life
parent child relationship
loss of loved one
refugee camp
adoption
immigration
ethiopia
trauma
rabbi
bar mitzvah
medicine
famine
tel aviv, israel
zionism
military service
studies
doctors without borders
sudan
doctor
xenophobia
1980s
