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Feature film — 2009

Freedom (2009)

6.51h 51mDrama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 33 votes.

Princes Production / France 3 Cinéma / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

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Director: Tony Gatlif

On screen

Cast & crew

Marc Lavoine as Théodore

Marc Lavoine

Théodore

James Thierrée as Taloche

James Thierrée

Taloche

M

Mathias Laliberté

P'tit Claude

Marie-Josée Croze as Miss Lundi

Marie-Josée Croze

Miss Lundi

Carlo Brandt as Pierre Pentecôte

Carlo Brandt

Pierre Pentecôte

Rufus as Fernand

Rufus

Fernand

Arben Bajraktaraj as Darko

Arben Bajraktaraj

Darko

Giorgi Babluani as Kako

Giorgi Babluani

Kako

I

Ilir Selmoski

Chavo

K

Kevyn Diana

Zanko

B

Bojana Panic

Tina

Jean-Pierre Laurent as Léon Radet

Jean-Pierre Laurent

Léon Radet