Vengo (2000)

Director:

Tony Gatlif

Writers:

Tony Gatlif (screenplay)
Tony Gatlif (story)

Release Date:

4 October 2000 (France)

Genre:

Musical | Drama

Plot:

Caco is a proud, handsome man, head of a family, and very powerful in the local community. Yet he has...

Plot Keywords:

Gypsy | Flamenco

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Antonio Canales	...	Caco
Orestes Villasan Rodriguez	...	Diego
Antonio Dechent	...	Primo Alejandro (as Antonio Pérez Dechent)
Bobote	...	Primo Antonio
Juan Luis Corrientes	...	Primo Tres
Fernando Guerrero Rebollo	...	Fernando Caravaca
Francisco Chavero Rios	...	Francisco Caravaca
José Ramírez 'El Cheli'	...	Primo Caravaca 1
Juan-Luis Barrios Llorente	...	Primo Caravaca 2 (as Juan Luis Barrios Llorente)
Jesús María Ventura	...	Primo Caravaca 3
Maria Faraco	...	La Catalana
El Moro	...	Pepe Sardina
Manuel Vega Salazar	...	Anselmo
Tomatito	...	Musician
Sheikh Ahmad Al Tuni	...	Musician

Also Known As:

I Come (USA) (festival title)
Vengo del Moro (France) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Spain | France | Germany | Japan

Language:

French | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons)

Filming Locations:

Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Astrolabio Producciones S.L.

Trivia:

Closed the Venice Film Festival in 2000.

Soundtrack:

Mécanique Garage

Family feud

A family feud involving honor and integrity is at the center of this intriguing film directed by Tony Gatlif. We are taken to meet Caco, a man that is being threatened by an opposing clan because his brother Mario killed one of the Caracava men, something that will not be forgotten until justice is done. Since Mario is hiding in Morocco, Caco is a marked man because he represents his brother, the assassin.

Caco, is a man who loves his nephew Diego, that suffers from cerebral palsy. Diego, who is Mario's son, enjoys women like other normal young men his own age. Caco takes care for Diego to have a discreet encounter with a beautiful prostitute, la Catalana. Caco learns how the Caracavas are vowing to avenge their dead brother by sacrificing Diego.

"Vengo" mixes the action with music, song and dance performed by some of the best flamenco interpreters of the genre. Antonio Canales does a good job in his take of Caco, the head of his clan, and the loving uncle of Diego. Orestes Villason Rodriguez, who is physically handicapped, appears as Diego, who like any other member of this clan, loves his music and women with the same passion. Antonio Dechent appears as Alejandro, Caco's right hand man.

Tony Gatlif brings all the colors of Andalucia to a film and does justice to some of that exotic music and mixes the local gypsy music with Moroccan performers that add color to the movie.