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Vengo (2000)

Vengo poster
Directed by
Tony Gatlif
Genre
drama film, musical film
Country
Germany, France, Spain, Japan
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two gypsy families in Andalusia are in a long-running conflict over power. The film shows their struggles and tensions, with flamenco music woven into the story.

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What happens

Vengo is a 2000 Spanish-French-German-Japanese film directed and written by Tony Gatlif. It is a musical drama about two Andalusia gypsy families locked in an age-old struggle for power. The film features a performance by Spanish flamenco singer Maria del Carmen Salazar ("La Caita"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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