Korkoro
Sign in to saveKorkoro ("Freedom" in Romani) is a 2009 French drama film written and directed by Tony Gatlif, starring Francophone actors Marc Lavoine, Marie-Josée Croze and James Thiérrée. The film's cast were of many nationalities such as Albanian, Kosovar, Georgian, Serbian, French, Norwegian, and nine Romani people Gatlif recruited in Transylvania.
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6.5A 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.
Released: 2009-08-01111 minDir: Tony GatlifDrama
Cast
- Marc Lavoine as Théodore
- James Thierrée as Taloche
- Mathias Laliberté as P'tit Claude
- Marie-Josée Croze as Miss Lundi
- Carlo Brandt as Pierre Pentecôte
- Rufus as Fernand
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Korkoro
- Film.italic_title
- force
- Film.image
- Korkoro (DVD Cover).jpg
- Film.alt
- DVD cover for the movie, with a lady in Roma attire in the foreground, her face partially outside the frame, we can see her lips, chin and nose. In the background can be seen three men: one with grey hair, one with long black hair and the last with a hat on. The man with grey hair is shown about to jump. There is also a woman in the background, with not much of her in focus, except that she is wearing purple ethnic clothing.
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- American DVD cover
- Film.director
- Tony Gatlif
- Film.producer
- Tony Gatlif
- Film.writer
- Tony Gatlif
- Film.starring
- Marc LavoineMarie-Josée CrozeJames ThiérréeRufus
- Film.music
- Delphine MantouletTony Gatlif
- Film.cinematography
- Julien Hirsch
Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- Porajmos
- Director
- Tony Gatlif
- Screenwriter
- Tony Gatlif
- Cast member
- Bojana Panić
- Composer
- Tony Gatlif
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Production
- Background
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Music
- Themes and analysis
- Holocaust elements
- Freedom as a theme
- Mirroring the current times
- Release
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Awards
- References
- External links
Korkoro ("Freedom" in Romani) is a 2009 French drama film written and directed by Tony Gatlif, starring Francophone actors Marc Lavoine, Marie-Josée Croze and James Thiérrée. The film's cast were of many nationalities such as Albanian, Kosovar, Georgian, Serbian, French, Norwegian, and nine Romani people Gatlif recruited in Transylvania.
Based on an anecdote about the Second World War by the Romani historian Jacques Sigot, the film was inspired by a Romani who escaped the Nazis with help from French villagers. It depicts the rarely documented subject of Porajmos (the Romani Holocaust).
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2009 films2009 French films2009 French-language filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversFilms about Romani peopleFilms directed by Tony GatlifFrench drama filmsHistory of the Romani people during World War IIHolocaust filmsRomani-language filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameter