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Yamakasi (2001)
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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.
Cast
Châu Belle Dinhas Baseball
Williams Belleas L`Araignee
Malik Dioufas La Belette
Yann Hnautraas Zicmu
Guylain N'Guba-Boyekeas Rocket
Charles Perrièreas Sitting Bull
Laurent Piemontesias Tango
Maher Kamounas Vincent
Bruno Flenderas Michelin
Amel Djemelas Aila
Afida Tahrias Fatima
Nassim Faidas Djamel
Frédéric Pellegeayas Fretin
Pascal Ligeras Orsini
Facts
| Release date | April 4, 2001 |
| Runtime | 90 min (1h 30m) — shorter as the 2001 average of 111 min |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Crime |
| Original title | Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes |
| Language | FR |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| Box office | $1,297,401 (0.1× budget) |
| IMDb | tt0267129 |
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Questions
How long is Yamakasi?
Yamakasi runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
Is Yamakasi worth watching?
TMDB users give it 6/10 across 620 votes, which places it #121 of 148 films released in 2001 in this index (top 19%) and #1755 among 2168 action titles.
Who directed Yamakasi?
Yamakasi was directed by Ariel Zeitoun, Julien Seri.
Who stars in Yamakasi?
Châu Belle Dinh as Baseball; Williams Belle as L`Araignee; Malik Diouf as La Belette; Yann Hnautra as Zicmu; Guylain N'Guba-Boyeke as Rocket; Charles Perrière as Sitting Bull.
Where can I watch the trailer for Yamakasi?
Open the title in the MTDb app for trailers, images and streaming links: https://mv.peoplentools.com/titles/71147.