Khamsa
Directed by Karim Dridi
Produced by Mirak Films, ARTE France Cinéma
A grim coming-of-age portrait of a young gypsy boy's descent into petty crime and delinquency, rooted in community bonds but driven toward darkness.
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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