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title: 'Time of the Gypsies (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emir Kusturica'
released: '1988-12-21'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Yugoslavia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/time-of-the-gypsies-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097223/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Time of the Gypsies (1988)

1988 · 135 min · Drama, Fantasy · Yugoslavia, United Kingdom, Italy

Original title: Dom za vešanje

## Synopsis

Time of the Gypsies is a 1988 Yugoslav coming-of-age fantasy crime drama directed by Emir Kusturica. Filmed in Romani and Serbo-Croatian, Time of the Gypsies tells the story of a young Romani man with magical powers who is tricked into engaging in petty crime. It is widely considered to be one of Kusturica's best films. The film's shooting took place in Sarajevo, Skopje and Milan. It was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Time of the Gypsies is often noted for its extensive use of Romani, which contributed to the film’s distinct cultural and linguistic authenticity. The film is multilingual, featuring dialogue in Romani, Serbo-Croatian, and, in parts, Italian.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emir Kusturica](https://cinepixo.com/people/emir-kusturica)
- **Screenplay:** [Emir Kusturica](https://cinepixo.com/people/emir-kusturica), [Gordan Mihić](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordan-mihic)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Goran Bregović](https://cinepixo.com/people/goran-bregovic)
- **Producer:** [Harry Saltzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-saltzman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vilko Filač](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilko-filac)

## Cast

- [Borivoje Todorović](https://cinepixo.com/people/borivoje-todorovic) as Ahmed
- [Branko Đurić](https://cinepixo.com/people/branko-uric)
- [Davor Dujmović](https://cinepixo.com/people/davor-dujmovic) as Perhan
- [Husnija Hasimović](https://cinepixo.com/people/husnija-hasimovic) as Merdzan
- [Sinolička Trpkova](https://cinepixo.com/people/sinolicka-trpkova) as Azra
- [Predrag Laković](https://cinepixo.com/people/predrag-lakovic)
- [Ljubica Adžović](https://cinepixo.com/people/ljubica-adzovic) as Hatidža

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