"Va, Vis et Deviens" - "Live and Become"

I watched a terrific movie at the Sephardic Film Festival in New York: Va, Vis et Deviens. The title translates as "Go, Live and Become." It is the story of an Ethiopian boy's journey from refugee camps in Sudan to Israel. Upon his arrival to the "promised land," he is adopted by a left-wing family whose origins go back to Morocco and Egypt. The film not only does a terrific job of highlighting modern day Israel's fissures (right-left, black-white, sephardic-ashkenaz and the Palestine conflict) but it also delves into the personal: mother-son, husband-wife, sibling rivalry, as well as the special connection grandchildren have with grandparents. In that regard, it is delivered like a mille-feuille--layer over layer. And it is a delight to uncover each, look deep in ourselves and ask where we stand on these issues of religion and race.

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PS: Definitely bring a box of tissue.