Mémoire du voyage

Gitans, Manouches or Tsigans, the gypsies still elicit distrust or rejection. The film explores the world of these French people, little known and still unloved, and the difficulty of their relations with sedentary society: complicated identity papers that are invalid at border crossings, problems of parking, schooling to mention only a few. Portraits and testimonies introduce us to the culture and memory of a people, passionate defenders of their language, traditions and nomadic way of life. The film also shows how they have been able to evolve and adapt to modern society.