
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.
Release Date: 3/30/2005
Runtime: 140 minutes
Languages: Amharic, French, Hebrew
Director: Radu Mihăileanu
Budget: $5.7M
Revenue: $3.7M
Companies: France 3 Cinéma, Elzévir Films, Oï Oï Oï Productions, Cattleya, K2 SA, Transfax Film Productions, Canal+, Medusa Film, SCOPE Invest, CinéCinéma, Kiosque, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, CNC, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, SCOPE Pictures
Countries: France, Israel, Belgium, Italy

Roschdy Zem
Yoram Harrari
Moshe Abebe
Schlomo (teenager)
Moshe Agazai
Schlomo (child)
Sirak M. Sabahat
Schlomo (adult)
Roni Hadar
Sara

Yaël Abecassis
Yaël

Roschdy Zem
Yoram Harrari
Yitzhak Edgar
Qès Amrah
Rami Danon
Papy

Meskie Shibru Sivan
Schlomo's Mother
Mimi Abonesh Kebede
Hana
Raymonde Abecassis
Susy

Shmil Ben Ari
Directeur internat
1999