Korkoro

Also known as Liberté, Liberte, Freedom

Korkoro ("Freedom" in Romani) is a 2009 French drama film written and directed by Tony Gatlif, starring Francophone actors Marc Lavoine, Marie-Josée Croze and James Thiérrée. The film's cast were of many nationalities such as Albanian, Kosovar, Georgian, Serbian, French, Norwegian, and nine Romani people Gatlif recruited in Transylvania.

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6.5

A Gypsy family travels the French roads during the Second World War, followed by Little Claude, a young boy seeking a new family after his parents "left and never returned". Upon reaching a town where they traditionally stop for a few months and work in vineyards, they learn that a new law forbids them from being nomadic. Theodore, the town's mayor, and Miss Lundi, the schoolteacher, protect and help the Gypsies. Despite this, They are arrested and placed in an internment camp. Theodore manages to rescue them and gives them a piece of property where they must settle. But the Gypsies' deeply ingrained thirst for freedom makes this sedentary lifestyle difficult to bear. After Theodore and Miss Lundi are arrested for resistance, the Gypsies decide they must get back on the move in order to remain free.

Released: 2009-08-01111 minDir: Tony GatlifDrama

Cast

Marc Lavoine as Théodore
James Thierrée as Taloche
Mathias Laliberté as P'tit Claude
Marie-Josée Croze as Miss Lundi
Carlo Brandt as Pierre Pentecôte
Rufus as Fernand

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

1,457 votes

Year: 2009
Runtime: 111 min
Genres: Drama, War

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Key facts

Film.name: Korkoro
Film.italic_title: force
Film.image: Korkoro (DVD Cover).jpg
Film.alt: DVD cover for the movie, with a lady in Roma attire in the foreground, her face partially outside the frame, we can see her lips, chin and nose. In the background can be seen three men: one with grey hair, one with long black hair and the last with a hat on. The man with grey hair is shown about to jump. There is also a woman in the background, with not much of her in focus, except that she is wearing purple ethnic clothing.
Film.caption: American DVD cover
Film.director: Tony Gatlif
Film.producer: Tony Gatlif
Film.writer: Tony Gatlif
Film.starring: Marc LavoineMarie-Josée CrozeJames ThiérréeRufus
Film.music: Delphine MantouletTony Gatlif
Film.cinematography: Julien Hirsch
Film.editing: Monique Dartonne
Film.studio: Production PrincesFrance 3 CinemaRhone-Alpes Cinema
Film.distributor: UGC Distribution
Film.runtime: 111 minutes
Film.country: France
Film.language: FrenchRomani
Album.name: Liberté

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 111
FilmAffinity ID: 642834
Official website: www.ugcdistribution.fr/liberte

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publication date: 2010-01-01
title: Korkoro
review score: 7.9/10

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18 sections

Contents

Plot
Production
Background
Development
Casting
Filming
Music
Themes and analysis
Holocaust elements
Freedom as a theme
Mirroring the current times
Release
Reception
Box office
Critical response
Awards
References
External links

Based on an anecdote about the Second World War by the Romani historian Jacques Sigot, the film was inspired by a Romani who escaped the Nazis with help from French villagers. It depicts the rarely documented subject of Porajmos (the Romani Holocaust).