GYPSY

A film by Martin Sulik

Cast : Attila Mokos, Miroslav Gulyas, Martin Hangurbadzo, Janko Mizigarr

2011 / drama / République Tchèque, Slovaquie / original title : CIGAN / 107’ / Color / status : completed / Romanian, Slovak / long feature-film / International collections

Adam, a boy from a Roma settlement in Eastern Slovakia, has only two joys in life: his training as a boxer and his girlfriend Julka. But when his father is killed in mysterious conditions, his mother marries her brother-in-law, the loan shark and thief, Zigo. Adam’s life changes from one day to the next. He suddenly grows up and does his best to protect his brothers from Zigo’s influence. But his stepfather draws them into his dubious business and Adam finds himself more and more in conflict with the laws of his own community. Then while arguing with Zigo, he realizes who is behind his father’s death…

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