Me Ivan, You Abraham (1993)

Original title

Moi Ivan, toi Abraham

Directed by

Yolande Zauberman

Genre

drama film

Country

Belarus, France

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish boy and a Christian boy travel together through rural Belarus before World War II. The two children must rely on each other as they face prejudice and poverty in their divided village.

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What happens

Me Ivan, You Abraham (French: Moi Ivan, toi Abraham; Belarusian: Я — Іван, ты — Абрам, romanized: Ya — Ivan, ty — Avram) is a 1993 French-Belarusian film written and directed by Yolande Zauberman. It won the Award of the Youth (French film) at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival and the Golden St. George at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival; and was Belarus' submission for consideration for Best Foreign Film at the 67th Academy Awards. The film was also shown in 1993 at the 9th Warsaw International Film Festival and at the 10th Jerusalem Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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