Swing
7.2
In a suburb of Strasbourg, Alsace, France, ten year old boy, Max, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother. He hears Manouche gypsy Romani music being played in a local bar, and loves it. He goes to visit the gypsies in search of a guitar, where he meets a young Romani tomboy, 'Swing'. She introduces Max to her gypsy community who live in caravans and down-at-heel public housing. Over several days, Max is taken into the community to witness Romani lifestyle, traditions, knowledge of plants, and particularly their Manouche music. Max is particularly fascinated by Miraldo, the Romani guitarist he first heard in the bar, and asks to take guitar lessons with him (Miraldo is played by one of the greatest guitarists of gypsy jazz, Tchavolo Schmitt).
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Cast
14 people
Oscar Copp
Max
Known for
Blind Date
The Climb
Lou Rech
Swing
Tchavolo Schmitt
Miraldo
No other roles listed
Mandino Reinhardt
Mandino
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Abdellatif Chaarani
Khalid
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Fabienne Mai
Max's grandmother
Known for
My Little Business
Ben Zimet
Dr. Liberman
Known for
The Demoniacs
Marie Genin
Max's mother
Ghalia Ben Ali
Ghania
Known for
As I Open My Eyes
Hélène Mershtein
Puri Daï
No other roles listed
Colette Lepage
Miraldo's wife
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Alberto Hoffman
Calo
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Tony Gatlif Director · Tchavolo Schmitt Composer Mandino Reinhardt Composer
United States release October 4, 2002 · Produced in France, Japan
Production
Princes Films
Production
France · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · February 11, 2002
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · March 20, 2002
Theatrical
United States · October 4, 2002
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Austria
May 23, 2003 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 17, 2002 · Theatrical
Canada
September 20, 2002 · Premiere · Atlantic Film Festival
May 16, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Toronto
Czechia
May 3, 2002 · Premiere
May 9, 2002 · Theatrical
France
April 16, 2003 · Physical · DVD
June 8, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored version
Germany
September 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
April 18, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 19, 2005 · TV
Italy
August 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
January 18, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Tokyo
Netherlands
January 9, 2003 · Theatrical
Norway
May 1, 2003 · Premiere · Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival
Switzerland
March 27, 2002 · Theatrical · French
June 13, 2002 · Theatrical · German
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