Swing
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).
Cast
Oscar Copp
as Max
Lou Rech
as Swing
Tchavolo Schmitt
as Miraldo
Mandino Reinhardt
as Mandino
Abdellatif Chaarani
as Khalid
Fabienne Mai
as Max's grandmother
Ben Zimet
as Dr. Liberman
Marie Genin
as Max's mother
Ghalia Ben Ali
as Ghania
Hélène Mershtein
as Puri Daï
