Khamsa (film)

Khamsa
Directed by	Karim Dridi
Screenplay by	Karim Dridi
Produced by	Mirak Films
Starring	Marc Cortes, Raymond Adam, Tony Fourmann, Mehdi Laribi, Simon Abkarian
Cinematography	Antoine Monod
Edited by	Lise Beaulieu
Music by	Joël Rangon
Release date	2008 (2008)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	France Germany Tunisia

Khamsa is a 2008 drama by Karim Dridi.

Synopsis

After fleeing from his foster family, Khamsa returns to the gypsy camp where he was born eleven years ago. 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. ^[1]

Reception

The movie was critically acclaimed, the performance of non-professional actors was praised as particularly impressive. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Scheib, Ronnie (2008-08-19). "Khamsa". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
2. "Dubai Film Festival Round-up". Screendaily. 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
3. Sotinel, Thomas (2008-10-07). ""Khamsa" : dans Marseille, la dérive sans fin d'un jeune Gitan-Algérien". Le Monde. Retrieved 2025-04-29.

External links

• African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)^{[ dead link ]}
• Khamsa at IMDb