Underplayed Gems

Me Ivan, You Abraham (1993)

Me Ivan, You Abraham poster
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
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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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