Queen of the Gypsies (1976)

Original title

Табор уходит в небо

Directed by

Emil Loteanu

Genre

drama film, musical film, romance film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Roma woman named Rada and a horse thief named Loiko fall in love in early 20th century Austria-Hungary. Their romance is tested by pride, traditions, and powerful emotions.

romantictragicpassionatelyricalintensefolkloricvisually colorful

What happens

Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven (Russian: Табор уходит в небо, romanized: Tabor ukhodit v nebo, lit. "The Gypsy camp goes to heaven"; also known as Queen of the Gypsies) is a 1975 Soviet romantic drama film by Emil Loteanu, loosely based on short stories "Makar Chudra" and "Old Izergil" by Maxim Gorky. Set in early 20th century Austria-Hungary, the film tells a love story between the Roma girl Rada (Svetlana Toma) and the horse thief Loiko Zobar (Grigore Grigoriu). It was the most attended movie in the Soviet Union in 1976, with 64.9 million tickets sold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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