Time of the Gypsies
Original title: Dom za vesanje · Turkish title: Çingeneler Zamanı
1988 · 2 h 22 min
Directed by 
Emir Kusturica
Emir KusturicaCast
Davor Dujmović 
Bora Todorović 
Ljubica Adžović
Credits
Written by: Emir Kusturica
Plot
A young Roma boy with telekinetic powers is taken to Italy by a gang leader and forced to steal.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kusturica follows a Romani boy with telekinetic powers into crime in Yugoslavia. Wild, lyrical and chaotic, with magical-realist touches and a haunting wedding scene, it mixes tragedy and folk comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (34,888 votes)
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