Yamakasi (2001)
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.
Directors:
Ariel Zeitoun, Julien Seri.
Writers:
Luc Besson, Philippe Lyon, Julien Seri.
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Châu Belle Dinh as Baseball |
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Williams Belle as L`Araignee |
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Malik Diouf as La Belette |
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Yann Hnautra as Zicmu |
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Guylain N'Guba-Boyeke as Rocket |
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Charles Perrière as Sitting Bull |
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Laurent Piemontesi as Tango |
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Maher Kamoun as Vincent |
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Bruno Flender as Michelin |
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Amel Djemel as Aila |
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Afida Tahri as Fatima |
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Nassim Faid as Djamel |
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Frédéric Pellegeay as Fretin |
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Pascal Liger as Orsini |
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Abdelkrim Bahloul as |
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Gwenaël Clause as |
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Camille Cottin as |
| Directing | Ariel Zeitoun | Director |
| Directing | Julien Seri | Director |
| Writing | Luc Besson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Philippe Lyon | Screenplay |
| Writing | Julien Seri | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles Perrière | Idea |
| Writing | Luc Besson | Idea |
| Production | Virginie Besson-Silla | Producer |
| Sound | DJ Spank | Original Music Composer |
| Production | JoeyStarr | Producer |
| Camera | Philippe Piffeteau | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Yohann Costedoat | Editor |
| Editing | Stéphanie Gaurier | Editor |
| Editing | Yann Hervé | Editor |
| Editing | Claude-France Husson | Editor |
| Editing | Célia Lafitedupont | Editor |
| Editing | Christine Lucas Navarro | Editor |
| Editing | Charlotte Rembauville | Editor |