Khamsa

Khamsa

5.8IMDb Score
Released:2008-10-08
Genre:Drama
Duration:99 min
Country:France
Director:Karim Dridi
Actors:Marco Cortes, Raymond Adam, Tony Fourmann, Mehdi Laribi, Simon Abkarian
Production:Mirak Films, ARTE France Cinéma, Canal+

Overview:

After fleeing from his foster family, 11-years-old Khamsa returns to the gypsy camp where he was born. With his cousin, Tony "The Midget", Khamsa dreams of getting rich with cock fights. Nothing seems to have changed since he left, the card games, the Mediterranean Sea... Until his best friend, Coyote, meets Rachitique, a small-time crook. Very soon they pass from stealing scooters to armed robbery, and Khamsa quickly spirals down into delinquency.

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