Gypsy Magic

★★★★★

1997 · 2 h 6 min

Directed by Stole Popov · North Macedonia · Balkan Cinema

ComedyDrama

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Cast

Miki Manojlović Antony Zaki Katina Ivanova Bajram Severdzan Toni Mihajlovski Arna Shijak

Credits

Written by: Vladimir Blaževski

Plot

A Roma family in Macedonia sells fake magic and fortune to survive, with an American pilot as a guest, in a funny, colourful and bittersweet comedy.

Sinekatalog’s take

A colourful, bittersweet Balkan comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (654 votes)
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