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Gypsy Blood (2012)

Gypsy Blood poster
Directed by
Leo Maguire
Genre
documentary film, documentary television film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
2.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Romani fathers in the UK as they pass down a tradition of fighting to their sons. The filmmaker spent two years observing these intergenerational bonds and the training they involve.

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What happens

Gypsy Blood is a British feature-length observational documentary which examines the fighting culture that Romani fathers hand on to their sons. It was filmed over two years by the photographer Leo Maguire and produced by the production company ClearStory. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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