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Khamsa(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-10-08
60%
21 Votes
Time: 1h 39m
Overview:
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.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Mirak Films
Movie: Khamsa
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tony Fourmann
Tony
Simon Abkarian
Khamsa's Father
Sarah-Laure Estragnat
Mélodia
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Overview
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.
Release Date
2008-10-08
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