Both a love story and inspirational tale of an individual finding peace with himself in a hostile environment.

A powerful and poignant film about an Ethiopian Christian's long and dramatic spiritual journey in Israel.

Brother from another temple!

If the film sometimes feels overwrought -- and at once too long and too short -- its subtle motifs and loud silences, as well as the enormity of its subject matter, keep us absorbed until the devastating end.

The film is long, often tedious, and burdened by sudden leaps forward and a perplexing withholding of information, but not unlike Schlomo, it perseveres.

It's a lot to digest, and, after a time, Live and Become feels overextended. But the themes will reach most audiences. And the cast, particularly the actors playing Schlomo, are talented charmers.

Una película bien intencionada aunque imperfecta sobre la identidad individual más allá de lazos familiares, nacionalidades, religión o raza.

In turning over the question of what makes a person a Jew -- not to mention what makes a person belong to any society -- Live and Become is worthy of attention.

The cast is uniformly outstanding, but Schlomo's adoptive parents are especially memorable.

This film cannot fail to move anyone who dares to experience it.