Time of the Gypsies (1988)
- Original title
- Dom za vešanje
- Directed by
- Emir Kusturica
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- Yugoslavia, United Kingdom, Italy
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 445 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage Romani boy discovers he has telekinetic powers. He gets drawn into a world of petty crime after being tricked, moving from his Yugoslav village to the criminal underworld of Milan.
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What happens
Time of the Gypsies (Serbo-Croatian: Дом за вешање, Dom za vešanje, lit. 'Home for Hanging') is a 1988 Yugoslav coming-of-age fantasy crime drama directed by Emir Kusturica. Filmed in Romani and Serbo-Croatian, Time of the Gypsies tells the story of a young Romani man with magical powers who is tricked into engaging in petty crime. It is widely considered to be one of Kusturica's best films. The film's shooting took place in Sarajevo, Skopje and Milan. It was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Time of the Gypsies is often noted for its extensive use of Romani (specifically the Balkan Romani dialect), which contributed to the film’s distinct cultural and linguistic authenticity. The film is multilingual, featuring dialogue in Romani, Serbo-Croatian, and, in parts, Italian. The film revolves around Perhan, a Romani teenager with telekinetic powers and his passage from childhood to adulthood which starts in a little village in Yugoslavia and ends in the criminal underworld of Milan. The film deals with magic realism. The film's soundtrack was composed by Goran Bregović. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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