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Khamsa
Khamsa

Khamsa

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

08 October 2008

Country

France

Cast

Marco Cortes

Marco Cortes

Khamsa

Raymond Adam

Raymond Adam

Coyote

Tony Fourmann

Tony Fourmann

Tony

Mehdi Laribi

Mehdi Laribi

Rachitique

Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Khamsa's Father

Magalie Contreras

Magalie Contreras

Rita

Maéva Fertier

Maéva Fertier

Lola

Sarah-Laure Estragnat

Sarah-Laure Estragnat

Mélodia

Emmanuel Adam

Emmanuel Adam

Tony's Father

Alain Baudier

Alain Baudier

Khamsa's Brother

Maria Camacho

Maria Camacho

Coyote's Aunt

Ezaï Canlay

Ezaï Canlay

Ezaï

Joséphine Cantero

Joséphine Cantero

Grandmother

Ezzedine Chaouch

Ezzedine Chaouch

Rachitique's Father

Auguste Cribel

Auguste Cribel

Johnny

Germaine Cribel

Germaine Cribel

Khamsa's Sister

Nassera Daineche

Nassera Daineche

Rachitique's Mother

Eugénie Fourmann

Eugénie Fourmann

Tony's Mother

Raymond Gil

Raymond Gil

Fernando

Ismaël Gorgan

Ismaël Gorgan

Ismaël

Alain Huet

Alain Huet

Villa Man

Anne Lévy

Anne Lévy

Woman DDASS

Nordine M'Dahoma

Nordine M'Dahoma

Mounir

Sofiane Madjid Mammeri

Sofiane Madjid Mammeri

Soso

Dimitri Mazzuchini

Dimitri Mazzuchini

Young Man on Scooter

Mohamed Metina

Mohamed Metina

Dog Vendor

Saïd Moali

Saïd Moali

Tom

Khalil Mohamed

Khalil Mohamed

Dog Vendor

Rémi Pedevilla

Rémi Pedevilla

Man DDASS

Joseph Piombino

Joseph Piombino

José

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