Yamakasi

2001 1h 30m FR

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6.0

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Synopsis

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Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes is a 2001 French movie written by Luc Besson. It demonstrates the skills of the Yamakasi, a group of traceurs who battle against injustice in the Paris ghetto. They use parkour to steal from the rich in order to pay off medical bills for a kid injured copying their techniques.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Châu Belle Dinh
Baseball
Williams Belle
L`Araignee
Malik Diouf
La Belette
Yann Hnautra
Zicmu
Guylain N'Guba-Boyeke
Rocket
Charles Perrière
Sitting Bull
Laurent Piemontesi
Tango
Maher Kamoun
Vincent

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Julien Seri
Writers: Philippe Lyon, Luc Besson, Julien Seri
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 9% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Yamakasi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Julien Seri, shot by Philippe Piffeteau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by DJ Spank. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Claude-France Husson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Châu Belle Dinh and Williams Belle and Malik Diouf carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Julien Seri directs. Philippe Piffeteau behind the camera. DJ Spank scores. Claude-France Husson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 9% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Yamakasi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Julien Seri, shot by Philippe Piffeteau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by DJ Spank. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Claude-France Husson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Châu Belle Dinh and Williams Belle and Malik Diouf carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0267129 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "street gang", "france", "paris, france", "police".
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.