Swing

Swing

2002
1h 30m
7.1

7.1/10

21 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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).

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Princes Films
Production Countries
France Japan
Spoken Languages
French

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Quick Facts

Release Date March 20, 2002
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0307538

Cast

Oscar Copp
Oscar Copp

Max

Lou Rech
Lou Rech

Swing

Tchavolo Schmitt
Tchavolo Schmitt

Miraldo

Mandino Reinhardt
Mandino Reinhardt

Mandino

Abdellatif Chaarani
Abdellatif Chaarani

Khalid

Fabienne Mai
Fabienne Mai

Max's grandmother

Ben Zimet
Ben Zimet

Dr. Liberman

Marie Genin
Marie Genin

Max's mother

Ghalia Ben Ali
Ghalia Ben Ali

Ghania

Hélène Mershtein
Hélène Mershtein

Puri Daï

Colette Lepage
Colette Lepage

Miraldo's wife

Alberto Hoffman
Alberto Hoffman

Calo

Key Crew

Tony Gatlif
Writer
Tony Gatlif
Director
Tony Gatlif
Producer