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Freedom

61 %|Aug 1, 2009|Drama

A Gypsy family travels the French roads during the Second World War, followed by Little Claude, a young boy seeking a new family after his parents "left and never returned". Upon reaching a town where they traditionally stop for a few months and work in vineyards, they learn that a new law forbids them from being nomadic. Theodore, the town's mayor, and Miss Lundi, the schoolteacher, protect and help the Gypsies. Despite this, They are arrested and placed in an internment camp. Theodore manages to rescue them and gives them a piece of property where they must settle. But the Gypsies' deeply ingrained thirst for freedom makes this sedentary lifestyle difficult to bear. After Theodore and Miss Lundi are arrested for resistance, the Gypsies decide they must get back on the move in order to remain free.

Featured Crew

Tony Gatlif
Director
Ève Guillou
Casting
Monique Dartonne
Editor
Delphine Mantoulet
Original Music Composer
Brigitte Brassart
Production Design
Delphine Mantoulet
Executive Producer
Tony Gatlif
Writer
Tony Gatlif
Producer

Cast

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Marc Lavoine
Théodore
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Mathias Laliberté
P'tit Claude
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Carlo Brandt
Pierre Pentecôte
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Rufus
Fernand
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Jochen Hägele
German soldier
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Cédric Weber
German soldier
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Wieland Amand
German soldier wells
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Jan Oliver Schroeder
German officer wells