Vengo

France, Spain, Germany and Japan co-produced Vengo, a musical drama from 2000. Tony Gatlif directed it and wrote the screenplay with David Trueba. The film is about two Andalusian gypsy families locked in an age-old struggle for power and a blood feud, with flamenco song and dance serving almost as the narrative's backbone. It screened at the Istanbul Film Festival in 2001 and received a special jury prize.

At the centre is Caco: proud, handsome, a good family man and respected in his community. The death of his beloved daughter shakes him to the core; he often visits her grave and turns his protective instinct toward his nephew Diego. Diego's father, Caco's brother, is in hiding for having killed a member of the Caravaca family. The Caravacas are powerful too; they seek revenge, and when Caco refuses to betray his brother they threaten to kill Diego. Caco realises the cycle of death has to be broken somehow, but how to do it while protecting everyone he loves is unclear.

Antonio Canales plays Caco and Antonio Dechent plays Primo Alejandro. The cast also includes Tomatito, Cheikh Ahmad Al-Tûni, La Paquera de Jerez and the Turkish ney player Kudsi Ergüner, with a performance by Maria del Carmen Salazar ("La Caita").