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Ivan & Abraham

Original title: Moi Ivan, toi Abraham
  • 19931993
  • 1h 45m
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6.7/10
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Ivan & Abraham (1993)
Drama
The action of the movie takes place in the thirties before the Jewish pogrom in the border town of Poland, which became a kind of emigration zone. Two teenagers - Ivan and Abram - run away f... Read allThe action of the movie takes place in the thirties before the Jewish pogrom in the border town of Poland, which became a kind of emigration zone. Two teenagers - Ivan and Abram - run away from the dictates of adults into a big life.The action of the movie takes place in the thirties before the Jewish pogrom in the border town of Poland, which became a kind of emigration zone. Two teenagers - Ivan and Abram - run away from the dictates of adults into a big life.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
270
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  • Director
    • Yolande Zauberman
  • Writer
    • Yolande Zauberman
  • Stars
    • Roma Alexandrovitch
    • Aleksandr Yakovlev
    • Vladimir Mashkov
  • Director
    • Yolande Zauberman
  • Writer
    • Yolande Zauberman
  • Stars
    • Roma Alexandrovitch
    • Aleksandr Yakovlev
    • Vladimir Mashkov
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    • 2User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins

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    Roma Alexandrovitch
    • Abraham
    Aleksandr Yakovlev
    • Ivan
    • (as Sasha Yakovlev)
    Vladimir Mashkov
    Vladimir Mashkov
    • Aaron
    Mariya Lipkina
    • Rachel
    Hélène Lapiower
    • Reyzele
    Aleksandr Kalyagin
    Aleksandr Kalyagin
    • Mardoche
    Rolan Bykov
    Rolan Bykov
    • Nachman
    Zinoviy Gerdt
    Zinoviy Gerdt
    • Zalman
    Aleksey Serebryakov
    Aleksey Serebryakov
    Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
    Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
    Aleksey Gorbunov
    Aleksey Gorbunov
    Valeriy Ivchenko
    Valeriy Ivchenko
    Daniel Olbrychski
    Daniel Olbrychski
    • Stepan
    Oleg Yankovskiy
    Oleg Yankovskiy
    • Prince
    Lika Kremer
    • Mania
    Malina Yablonskaya
    • Bada
    • Director
      • Yolande Zauberman
    • Writer
      • Yolande Zauberman
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      Official submission of Belarus for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 67th Academy Awards in 1995.

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    Boys of different faiths survive in Polish shtetl
    Abraham is 9 years old, a Jewish lad in a Polish shtetl in the late 1930's. This shtetl is not like the one in Fiddler on the Roof. It is positively Middle Ages, all dirt roads and rough huts, poor peasants and rich landlords. A hardscrabble existence at the best of times, but about to be blown into oblivion by the start of World War 2.

    Ivan is 14 years old, a Christian boy sent to live in the Jewish shtetl to learn a trade from Abraham's father.

    Roma Alexandrovitch plays Abraham, and Alexandr (Sacha) Yakovitch plays Ivan. The differences between these two boys, and also their similarities, serve as allegories to the great troubles about to enfold Europe.

    The boys are fond of each other, to the point of comparing their Jewish and Christian differences by playing doctor in the haystacks. Yet their affection will be severely tried, as events beyond their control split the shtetl.

    The local rich landlord sells the land and displaces the tenants, an allegory to the coming shoa of the Polish Jews.

    The boys run away, but are mistaken for Gypsies. Another allegory to the fate of the Gypsies under the German invaders.

    This movie is brooding and dark. Only the boys affection brings any light. Yet, how can a story about the early stages of World War 2 be anything but sombre?
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    • Sep 30, 1998

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    • Release date
      • May 26, 1993 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belarus
    • Languages
      • Yiddish
      • Polish
      • Russian
      • Romany
    • Also known as
      • Я - Иван, ты - Абрам
    • Production companies
      • Belarusfilm
      • Hachette Première
      • VITT
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $164,628
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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