Yamakasi
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ariel Zeitoun
Chau Belle Dinh
Williams Belle
Moussa Diouf
Yann H'nautra
Charles Perriere
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Nines-year-old Jamal is injured in a fall and must have a heart transplant within 24 hours to survive. Jamal's poor family desperately needs to come up with $58,000 to pay the Heart Transplant Corp (HTC) for the operation. The Yamakasi, a group of daring urban acrobats, come to the rescue, burglarizing the homes of the rich HTC board members to pay for Jamal's operation.
Director
Ariel Zeitoun
Cast
Chau Belle Dinh
Williams Belle
Moussa Diouf
Yann H'nautra
Charles Perriere
Laurent Piemontesi
Guilain N'guba Boyeke
Chau Belle
Crew
Olivier Beriot
Luc Besson
Luc Besson
Luc Besson
Luc Besson
D De Gorostarzu
D Deshayes
Caroline Duru
Frederic Duru
Yann Herve
D Hoarau
Fred Lapierre
Didier Lozahic
Nicolas Luquiens
Philippe Lyon
S Moreno
Charles Perriere
Charles Perriere
Philippe Piffeteau
Julien Seri
Julien Seri
Virginie Silla
Joey Starr
Laurent Zeilig
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States October 21, 2004
Film is based on a group of real-life Parisian youths who developed the sport 'yamakazi', which involves daring jumps from buildings and bridges.
The film's original writer/director Julien Seri and co-screenwriter Phillipe Lyon sued producer Luc Besson's Leeloo Productions for tampering with their artistic vision, but lost the case.
Began shooting July 3, 2000.
Completed shooting September 25, 2000.
Released in United States October 21, 2004
