Gypsies, gypsies, gypsies: their real life (RMC Story): "People see us as wild animals"

Gypsies, gypsies, gypsies: their real life (RMC Story): "People see us as wild animals"

Over two evenings, through various portraits, he plunged into the heart of an ensemble that nurtured many fantasies.

It is an intriguing and sometimes worrying community. Gypsies are called manuches or gypsies. There are about 300,000 people in France, and most still live in caravans. But thanks to sports or music, some become liberated and even become stars. You will discover the daily life of a fully mutated community… but still top secret…

Brandon, junkyard

At 31, she has already been divorced three times – a special occasion among gypsies. Still, Brandon gives himself without counting to nurture and nurture his two young daughters. Since the age of 16 he has been buying back bulky items from private individuals and reselling metals. An activity that earns him between zero and one hundred euros a day. The price of freedom that is precious to the hearts of travelers.

Priscilla, the boxer (in the picture)

Priscilla Péterlé, 38, is aiming for a world belt after winning the national and then the European title. But settled since she was 19, she dreams of living in the trailer again: “It’s comfortable, I don’t care. I realize that this is not my life. I continue boxing to buy a small land and earn my family. »

Henock, rapper

The words are staples, bagels, and 18k gold jewellery, Henock Cortes doesn’t have the look of a grouse, yet it is: “People see us as wild animals… If they scratched a little, they’d see what we have. We are kind and hardworking people with a big heart.”

Gypsies, gypsies, gypsies: their real life, on Thursday, 27 April at 21:10 on RMC Story

FREDERIC LOHEZIC

Source: Programme Television

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