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Swing

IMDb ID: tt0307538 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.2 (1,092 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Music

Max is on holiday at his grandmother's place in the Elzas in France. He's fascinated by the guitar playing of gypsy Miraldo. In exchange for writing letters to the social security institutes he gets guitar lessons from Miraldo. He...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Swing
Canada: Swing (English)
France: Swing
United Kingdom: Swing
Greece: Swing
Ireland: Swing (English)
India: Swing (English)
New Zealand: Swing (English)
United States: Swing
South Africa: Swing (English)
Hungary: Gypsy Swing
Russia: Свинг
Japan: 僕のスウィング (Japanese)
Свинг
Release Date2002-03-20Runtime90 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews9Critic Reviews5Countries / RegionsFrance
Japan
LanguagesFrench
Romany
Keywordsone word title
written by director
friendship
playing guitar
fish
Production CompaniesPrinces Films
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Région Alsace
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307538/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0307538.jpgUpdated At2025-05-31T17:56:09

Stars

Oscar Copp
Lou Rech
Tchavolo Schmitt
Mandino Reinhardt
Abdellatif Chaarani
Fabienne Mai
Ben Zimet
Hélène Mershtein
Colette Lepage
Alberto Hoffman

Directors

Tony Gatlif

Writers

Tony Gatlif

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Oscar Copp | Character: Max
Actor: Lou Rech | Character: Swing
Actor: Tchavolo Schmitt | Character: Miraldo
Actor: Mandino Reinhardt | Character: Mandino
Actor: Abdellatif Chaarani | Character: Khalid
Actor: Fabienne Mai | Character: Max's grandmother
Actor: Ben Zimet | Character: Dr. Liberman
Actor: Hélène Mershtein | Character: Puri Daï
Actor: Colette Lepage | Character: Miraldo's wife
Actor: Alberto Hoffman | Character: Calo
Actor: Marie Genin | Character: Max's mother
Actor: Sha-Sha | Character: Farida
Actor: Moïra Montier-Dauriac | Character: Moïra
Actor: Ghalia Benali | Character: Ghania
Actor: Hayat Ayad | Character: Actor
Actor: Katica Illényi | Character: Actress
Actor: Mónika Juhász Miczura | Character: Actress
Actor: Mona Mercier | Character: Actress
Actor: Pierre Petit | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Tony Gatlif | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Tony Gatlif | Role: Writer

[Music Group]
Name: Abdellatif Chaarani | Role: Composer
Name: Tony Gatlif | Role: Composer
Name: Mandino Reinhardt | Role: Composer
Name: Tchavolo Schmitt | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Claude Garnier | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Monique Dartonne | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Ève Guillou | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Denis Mercier | Role: Production Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Nathalie Duran | Role: Production Manager
Name: Laurent Dusothoit | Role: Production Manager
Name: Samir Larif | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Nancy Coutant | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Marina Obradovic | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Anna Steinbach | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Fatma Tarhouni | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Muriel Lieber | Role: Art Department
Name: Herald Najar | Role: Art Department
Name: Laetitia Piffeteau | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Pascal Chauvin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Philippe Escanecrabe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dominique Gaborieau | Role: Sound Department
Name: Arthur Le Roux | Role: Sound Department
Name: Régis Leroux | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michel Monier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Fabrice Servera | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Xavier Delamalmaison | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Laurent Ferrari | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ouadi Guenich | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christophe Guyon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sylvain Laurent | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Arnaud Masselin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Denis Mercier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lazare Pedron | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jérôme Robin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Swanson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Robert Viallet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Véronique Bruque | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Amélie de Chassey | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Laurent Charchaude | Role: Production Department
Name: Patricia Guyotte | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Sabine Charrin | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Vincent Bessuejouls | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marjolaine Mispelaere | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bruno Patin | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307538/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Germany: February 11, 2002 (Berlin International Film Festival)
France: March 20, 2002
Belgium: April 17, 2002
Czech Republic: May 3, 2002 (premiere)
Czech Republic: May 9, 2002
Switzerland: June 6, 2002 (German speaking region)
Italy: August 23, 2002
Germany: September 19, 2002
Canada: September 20, 2002 (Atlantic Film Festival)
Canada: September 27, 2002 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
United States: October 4, 2002 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 9, 2003
Japan: January 18, 2003 (Tokyo)
Canada: February 28, 2003 (Vancouver, British Columbia)
United States: April 6, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Greece: April 18, 2003
Norway: May 1, 2003 (Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival)
Canada: May 16, 2003 (Toronto)
Austria: May 23, 2003
United States: September 26, 2003 (Port Townsend Film Festival)
Hungary: October 19, 2005 (TV premiere)
France: June 8, 2022 (re-release, restored version)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

France: USD 475852
Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2002 | Rank: 180 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 93 | Gross to date: USD 475852 | Interval gross: USD 475852 | Per theater average: USD 5116