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  • 2012
  • Bontonfilm
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2012
  • Bontonfilm
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Gypsy tells the story of Adam, a boy who, after his father dies, tries to cross the boundary of his Roma shantytown and to improve the lives of his brothers and sisters. He encounters racial, social and cultural prejudices and comes into conflict with the unwritten laws of his own community. Circumstances turn against him and his situati...

Directed By: Martin Sulík

Written By: Marek Lescák, Martin Sulík

  • 2012
  • Bontonfilm
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2012
  • Bontonfilm
  • 1 h 40 m

Gypsy

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Gypsy tells the story of Adam, a boy who, after his father dies, tries to cross the boundary of his Roma shantytown and to improve the lives of his brothers and sisters. He encounters racial, social and cultural prejudices and comes into conflict with the unwritten laws of his own community. Circumstances turn against him and his situati...

Directed By: Martin Sulík

Written By: Marek Lescák, Martin Sulík

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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43% Positive
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57% Mixed
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Jun 27, 2012
This isn't a film about abstract social ills, it's about specific people in a specific place, and how they get disturbingly comfortable with theft and violence as a way of life.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 26, 2012
The movie filmed with nonactors, doesn't try to counteract stereotypes of the Roma people as shiftless, thieving hustlers. But it goes a long way toward explaining the antisocial behavior.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 29, 2012
The overall mood of Gypsy is despair.
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60
Jun 26, 2012
You might call it an old story with higher stakes, but a keen sensitivity to its moral difficulties and enlivening details sets Gypsy urgently apart.
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60
Jun 26, 2012
Best are the film's tender ghostly visitations from Dad, evoked with a minimum of artiness, and the authentic, impoverished locations.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 28, 2012
Although Martin Sulik's drama sheds light on typically unseen populations of Eastern Europe, the film, heavy on "Hamlet" allusions, may be overstuffed.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 26, 2012
A Slovakian character study of a boy ambivalently caught between worlds that ultimately squanders its promise.
By Bill Weber FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Ceská Televize, In Film Praha, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, Titanic s.r.o.
Release Date Jun 29, 2012
Duration 1 h 40 m
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Awards

Sun in a Net Awards, Slovakia
• 5 Wins & 11 Nominations
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 5 Nominations
Les Arcs European Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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