MOVIES

last weekend i saw Live and Become (Va, Vis et deviens) at the Fifth Avenue Theater .

this is a story about an Ethiopian boy from a Sudanese refugee camp that is sent away by his mother to "live and become" in the promised land. He is eventually adopted in Israel and grows up plagued by the desire to return to his mother and harboring the secret that he is neither Jewish or an orphan.

i went in expecting heartbreak and politics but was pleasantly surprised by humor and personality. the characters were lovable and believable. the actors, especially the boy that plays the young lead, had the ability to emote feelings with their eyes and body language. the movie speaks to all those who have ever felt racism, ostracized or far from home.

score: 5/5