A column of childhood

"Khamsa" is the portrait of a child lost between two communities, alone chief of its destiny. It is a splendid column of childhood that also shakes by its poem interpreted with a sensitivity remarkable for the young person Marco Cortes. He frees from it a powerful feeling of humanity. A film to be seen.

French film of Karim Dridi
With Marco Cortes, Simon Abkarian
Editions France Televisions Distribution

:: History::
Put by measure of protection in a foster home, Marco, eleven years old, runs away to find the Gypsy camp which saw him being born. Nothing seems to have changed since its departure, dives in the shipyard of Estaque, the parts of nocturnal cards and cock fights With its cousin, the dwarf Tony, Marco dreams to make a fortune with cock fights. In the meantime he makes four hundred blows with Coyote his childhood friend. With him he meets Rachitic, a young Arab of a neighbouring city. Very quickly, the trio unconscious master key of the flight of scooter in the break-in of home. He tries unsuccessfully to embrace the small hand of fatma that he always hits around the neck, protection and happiness which it is sensible bring him are not in appointment.
In no-claims bonus: interview of the film director, the making of and cut stages.
sources: France T l visions Distribution 2009