TIME OF THE GYPSIES
Dom za Vesanje
Yugoslavia, Italy, UK – 1988 – Color – 142’
Direction: Emir Kusturica | Screenplay: Emir Kusturica, Gordan Mihic | Cinematography: Vilko Filac | Editing: Andrija Zafranovic | Music: Goran Bregovic | Cast: Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic, Husnija Hasimovic, Zabit Memedov | Production: Mirza Pasic, Harry Saltzman
In this luminous tale set in the area around Sarajevo and in Italy, Perhan, an engaging young gypsy with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime which threatens to destroy him and those he loves.
*Emir Kusturica won the Best Director Award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, while the film was nominated for the Golden Palm.
