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A Roma teen (Jan Mizigar) faces a hard road after his father dies and his mother marries his shady uncle, who then tries to involve the boy and his brother in illegal schemes.

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Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic 08/08/2012
The general texture of the film is constantly engaging-the way that these people, long accustomed to abuse and disadvantage, have made for themselves an accommodating and comfortable culture. Go to Full Review
Farran Smith Nehme New York Post 06/29/2012
2.5/4
There are moments of wry humor, and of improbable beauty, in the dust blowing over a riverbank or even the blinking light over an emergency-room door. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray AV Club 06/28/2012
B+
The movie is vibrant and modern, and doesn't treat Miigr as a mute, unknowable alien. Go to Full Review
Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa 08/12/2020
The non-professional actors are excellent, the music is cleverly subtle so as not to accentuate the loudness of Roma life too obviously, with camera and editing also at a top level. Go to Full Review
Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 06/27/2012
8.26/10
A somber, melancholic drama with emotionally raw performances by its non-professional actors. Go to Full Review
Rex Roberts Film Journal International 06/27/2012
A portrait of a denigrated people disguised as revenge tragedy, Gypsy is a window onto a way of life rarely glimpsed by outsiders. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis A Roma teen (Jan Mizigar) faces a hard road after his father dies and his mother marries his shady uncle, who then tries to involve the boy and his brother in illegal schemes.
Director
Martín Šulík
Screenwriter
Marek Lescák
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Slovak
Runtime
1h 47m