Me Ivan, You Abraham is a 1993 French-Belarus film written and directed by Yolande Zauberman

Yolande Zauberman

- Filmography :*Classified People *Caste criminelle *Me Ivan, You Abraham *Clubbed to Death *La Guerre à Paris *Paradise now - Journal d'une femme en crise - External links :...

. It won the Award of the Youth (French film) at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival

1993 Cannes Film Festival

- Jury :* Louis Malle * Claudia Cardinale * Inna Churikova * Judy Davis * Abbas Kiarostami * Emir Kusturica * William Lubtchansky * Tom Luddy * Gary Oldman * Augusto M...

 and the Golden St. George at the Moscow International Film Festival

Moscow International Film Festival

Moscow International Film Festival , is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995....

, and was Belarus' submission for consideration for Best Foreign Film at the 67th Academy Awards.

Plot

In 1930s Poland Christian boy Ivan goes to live with a Jewish family to learn a trade. He becomes friends with Abraham, the son of the family. However, anti-Semitism is rife in their environment, and they flee to escape an upcoming conflict. Journeying together, they demonstrate their inseparability.

Cast

• Roma Alexandrovitch - Abraham
• Aleksandr Yakovlev - Ivan
• Vladimir Mashkov
  Vladimir Mashkov
  Vladimir Lvovich Mashkov is a Russian actor best known to Western audiences for his work in the 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines. Mashkov has also worked as a film director, producer and writer for the 2004 Russian film "Papa".-Theatre work:...
  
   - Aaron
• Mariya Lipkina - Rachel
• Hélène Lapiower - Reyzele
• Alexander Kalyagin
  Alexander Kalyagin
  Alexander Kalyagin is a Soviet/Russian actor and director, member of the Public Chamber of Russia, People's Artist of Russia , Laureate of the State Prizes for his works in the theatre and the cinema...
  
   - Mardoche
• Rolan Bykov
  Rolan Bykov
  Rolan Antonovich Bykov was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, script writer, poet, song writer. He was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1973 and the USSR State Prize in 1986.Rolan Bykov was born to a Jewish family in Kiev....
  
   - Nachman
• Zinovy Gerdt - Zalman
• Daniel Olbrychski
  Daniel Olbrychski
  Daniel Olbrychski is a Polish actor best known for leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies and also known for playing the Russian defector and spymaster Vassily Orlov, alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in the movie Salt....
  
  - Stepan