Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes (2001)
Directed by Ariel Zeitoun, Julien Seri

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

The Yamakasi is a gang of young street athletes from the suburbs who have created their own discipline: the art of movement.  Each has his own speciality, each takes huge risks in perfecting his skill, be it climbing up walls or performing death-defying leaps.   When one member of the gang badly injures himself in a fall, the others must face up to their responsibilities and raise the money to pay for his operation...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Ariel Zeitoun, Julien Seri
  • Script: Luc Besson, Philippe Lyon, Julien Seri, Charles Perrière
  • Cinematographer: Philippe Piffeteau
  • Music: DJ Spank, Joey Starr
  • Cast: Châu Belle Dinh (Les Yamakasi - Baseball (Oliver Chen)), Williams Belle (Les Yamakasi - L'Araignée (Bruno Duris)), Malik Diouf (Les Yamakasi - La Belette (Malik N'Diaye)), Yann Hnautra (Les Yamakasi - Zicmu (Ousmane Dadjacan)), Guylain N'Guba-Boyeke (Les Yamakasi - Rocket (Abdou N'Goto)), Charles Perrière (Les Yamakasi - Sitting Bull (Ousmane Bana)), Laurent Piemontesi (Les Yamakasi - Tango (Michel Lucas)), Maher Kamoun (Vincent), Bruno Flender (Michelin), Amel Djemel (Aila), Afida Tahri (Fatima), Abdelkrim Bahloul, Nassim Faid (Djamel), Pascal Léger (Commissaire Orsini), Frédéric Pellegeay (Fretin), Gerald Morales (Chief doctor Le Tronc), Jacques Hansen (Minister counselor), Chloé Flipo (Claire), Perkins (Nicolas), Jean-Pierre Germain (Nicolas' co-worker)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min

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