Summary
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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- Date night
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- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 88Audiences 82GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer88%
Audience score93%
IMDb7.8
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.7/5
Box office
65%of its budget back
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it made back $4 M of the $6 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 20 min
Longer than most dramas, +31 min on the typical 109
typical 109140Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2005
March 30, 2005
21 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
AmharicHebrewMade in
- France
Israel
Belgium
Italy
César Awards2006
- Best Original Screenplay2006Won
- Best Film2006Nominated
- Best Director2006Nominated
- Best Music Written for a Film2006Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more31 people
- MAMoshe AbebeSchlomo (teenager)
- MAMoshe AgazaiSchlomo (child)
- SMSirak M. SabahatSchlomo (adult)
- Roni HadarSara
- Yaël AbecassisYaël
- Roschdy ZemYoram Harrari
- YEYitzhak EdgarQès Amrah
- Rami DanonPapy
- Meskie Shibru SivanSchlomo's Mother
- MAMimi Abonesh KebedeHana
- RARaymonde AbecassisSusy
- Shmil Ben AriDirecteur internat
- Shlomo VishinskyLe policier
- Lana EttingerTali adulte
Marek RozenbaumLe fonctionnaire israélien 2
Meir SwissaLe docteur français
Shaul MizrahiPère palestinien- GHGal HoybergerLieutenant
- AHAvi HadashProfesseur internat
- YFYehuda FuchsGrand Rabbin
Aaron VodovozJeune homme Kibboutz
Patrick DescampsNarrateur (voice)- PCPierre-Jean ChérerReporter Guerre Golfe (voice)
Hervé PauchonReporter Soudan (voice)
Directing · 2
- Radu Mihăileanu Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Olivia Bruynoghe Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Alain-Michel Blanc Screenplay
Production · 8
- Marek Rozenbaum Producer
- Denis Carot Producer
- Marie Masmonteil Producer
- Itai Tamir Producer
- Esther Kling Casting
- Hila Yuval Casting
Camera · 2
- Rémy Chevrin Director of Photography
- Amit Berlowitz Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Ludo Troch Editor
- Séverine Cava Assistant Editor
Sound · 8
- Armand Amar Original Music Composer
- Bruno Tarrière Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Quentin Collette Sound Recordist
- Misha Spektor Boom Operator
- Mathieu Cox Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Henri Morelle Sound
Art · 2
- Eitan Levi Production Design
- Yoel Herzberg Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Rona Doron Costume Design
- Valérie Tranier Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Peter Sehr Thanks
- Frank Pitussi Property Master
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