Swing 22 years old

Swing

In a suburb of Strasbourg, Alsace, France, ten year old boy, Max, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother. He hears Manouche gypsy Romani music being played in a local bar, and loves it. He goes to visit the gypsies in search of a guitar, where he meets a young Romani tomboy, 'Swing'. She introduces Max to her gypsy community who live in caravans and down-at-heel public housing. Over several days, Max is taken into the community to witness Romani lifestyle, traditions, knowledge of plants, and particularly their Manouche music. Max is particularly fascinated by Miraldo, the Romani guitarist he first heard in the bar, and asks to take guitar lessons with him (Miraldo is played by one of the greatest guitarists of gypsy jazz, Tchavolo Schmitt).

Credits

Swing Cast

Name Character
Tchavolo Schmitt He was 48, now 70 years old as Miraldo
Lou Rech as Swing
Mandino Reinhardt He was 45, now 68 years old as Mandino
Oscar Copp He was 12, now 35 years old as Max
Abdellatif Chaarani as Khalid

Swing Crew

Name Department
Mandino Reinhardt as Original Music Composer. He was 45 (now 68) years old Sound
Swing poster
Swing (22 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 20, 2002
  • Runtime: 90 minutes