The French director Tony Gatlif died at the age of 77 in Arles, southern France, due to a health problem.
Gatlif was an internationally recognized filmmaker, having received awards at the Cannes Film Festival throughout his career.
The director leaves a cinematographic work deeply marked by gypsy culture, a central element that ran through most of his films.
Music, exile and freedom were other constant dimensions in Tony Gatlif's work, who stood out for the way he explored these themes in cinema.
