Freedom

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Tony Gatlif

Writers

Tony Gatlif

Language

French

Country

France

Release date

1 August 2009

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Marc Lavoine

  Théodore

• 

  James Thierrée

  Taloche

• Mathias Laliberté

  P'tit Claude

• 

  Marie-Josée Croze

  Miss Lundi

• 

  Carlo Brandt

  Pierre Pentecôte

• 

  Rufus

  Fernand

• 

  Arben Bajraktaraj

  Darko

• 

  Giorgi Babluani

  Kako

• Ilir Selmoski

  Chavo

• Kevyn Diana

  Zanko

• Bojana Panic

  Tina

• 

  Jean-Pierre Laurent

  Léon Radet