Swing (2002)

Swing

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).

Swing

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Oscar Copp
Oscar Copp
as Max
Lou Rech
Lou Rech
as Swing
Tchavolo Schmitt
Tchavolo Schmitt
as Miraldo
Mandino Reinhardt
Mandino Reinhardt
as Mandino
Abdellatif Chaarani
Abdellatif Chaarani
as Khalid
Fabienne Mai
Fabienne Mai
as
Ben Zimet
Ben Zimet
as
Marie Genin
Marie Genin
as
Ghalia Ben Ali
Ghalia Ben Ali
as
Hélène Mershtein
Hélène Mershtein
as
Colette Lepage
Colette Lepage
as
Alberto Hoffman
Alberto Hoffman
as
Moïra Montier-Dauriac
Moïra Montier-Dauriac
as
Sha-Sha
Sha-Sha
as

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Tony Gatlif
Tony Gatlif
Writer
Tony Gatlif
Tony Gatlif
Director
Tony Gatlif
Tony Gatlif
Producer
Abdellatif Chaarani
Abdellatif Chaarani
Music
Mandino Reinhardt
Mandino Reinhardt
Music
Tchavolo Schmitt
Tchavolo Schmitt
Music
Monique Dartonne
Monique Dartonne
Editor
Claude Garnier
Claude Garnier
Cinematography
Tony Gatlif
Tony Gatlif
Music

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