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Swing

Mar 20, 2002 · 1h 30m
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Comedy
Drama
Music

PLOT

In a suburb of Strasbourg, Alsace, France, ten year old boy, Max, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother. He hears Manouche gypsy Romani music being played in a local bar, and loves it. He goes to visit the gypsies in search of a guitar, where he meets a young Romani tomboy, 'Swing'. She introduces Max to her gypsy community who live in caravans and down-at-heel public housing. Over several days, Max is taken into the community to witness Romani lifestyle, traditions, knowledge of plants, and particularly their Manouche music. Max is particularly fascinated by Miraldo, the Romani guitarist he first heard in the bar, and asks to take guitar lessons with him (Miraldo is played by one of the greatest guitarists of gypsy jazz, Tchavolo Schmitt).

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CAST

Oscar Copp
Max
Lou Rech
Swing
Tchavolo Schmitt
Miraldo
Mandino Reinhardt
Mandino
Abdellatif Chaarani
Khalid
Fabienne Mai
Max's grandmother
Ben Zimet
Dr. Liberman
Marie Genin
Max's mother
Directed by Tony Gatlif

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Princes Films
Country
FR

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