Latcho Drom
(1993)

This documentary follows several wandering bands of Gypsy musicians and dancers as they travel throughout Europe and parts of Asia. Unlike most documentaries, this one has no narration, preferring to let the images and the music speak for themselves. Starting in India, the film follows these...  More

Gadjo Dilo (The Crazy Stranger)
(1997) [MA]

From the director of Latcho Drom, Gadjo Dilo (The Crazy Stranger) is the story of Stephane (Romain Duris) a young Frenchman who travels to Romania in search of a Gypsy singer. He befriends an old Gypsy man, Isidor (Izidor Serban), who takes him to stay at his house in a Gypsy village. Stephane...  More

Vengo
(2000) [M]

The rich and passionate sounds of Spanish flamenco music provide the backdrop for this emotional drama of two families at war. Caco (Antonio Canales) is a man whose family has long been at odds with the Caravacas, a prominent family living in the same village. Mario, Caco's brother, murdered one...  More

Swing
(2002) [PG]

Max (Oscar Copp) is first seen timidly venturing into the gypsy neighbourhood of a small Alsace town, intent on buying a guitar. He’s staying with his grandmother for the summer, and has fallen for the exuberant jazz played by French gypsies since the 30s, when it was made famous by the...  More

Exils
(2004) [M]

Zano and Naima, a pair of bohemian Parisians of Algerian descent, embark on a road-trip to their parents' homeland. Strapping on backpacks and intoxicated with freedom, they make their way across Spain and Morocco by any means possible, discovering their roots in the heady music of Andalusia and...  More

Transylvania
(2006) [M]

The latest musical odyssey from Tony Gatlif (Latcho Drom, Exils, Swing) sees Zingarina, played by the magnetic Asia Argento, arrive deep in the heart of Romania, looking for the man she loves. She had met him in France, but one day he left without a word of explanation. With her friend, Marie,...  More