Freedom

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Freedom

Release Date: August 01, 2009

Year	:	2009
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Genres	:	Drama
Production Companies	:	Princes Production, France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Director	:	Tony Gatlif
Producers	:	Tony Gatlif, Ève Guillou, Delphine Mantoulet
Writers	:	Tony Gatlif
RunTime	:	111 mins.

A Gypsy family travels the French roads during the Second World War, followed by Little Claude, a young boy seeking a new family after his parents "left and never returned". Upon reaching a town where they traditionally stop for a few months and work in vineyards, they learn that a new law forbids them from being nomadic. Theodore, the town's mayor, and Miss Lundi, the schoolteacher, protect and help the Gypsies. Despite this, They are arrested and placed in an internment camp. Theodore manages to rescue them and gives them a piece of property where they must settle. But the Gypsies' deeply ingrained thirst for freedom makes this sedentary lifestyle difficult to bear. After Theodore and Miss Lundi are arrested for resistance, the Gypsies decide they must get back on the move in order to remain free.