Overview
In modern-day Macedonia, an East Indian gypsy Taip (Miki Manojlovic) becomes friends with UN peacekeeper Riju and introduces him to his life of squalor. When Taip's mother dies, he collects government money for the funeral -- but then she comes back to life.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1998)
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Setting
Set in Skopje
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Music
Music by Vlatko Stefanovski
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Apostol Trpeski
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Vladimir BlaževskiWriter
- Original title
- Циганска магија
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 27, 1997
- Original language
- Macedonian
- Countries
- Macedonia
Production
Cast
Predrag 'Miki' ManojlovićTaip
Tariq AlibaiRiju- Katina IvanovaRemzija
Bajram SeverdžanBajram
Toni MihajlovskiFazli- Arna ŠijakRamiza
- Goran DodevskiShakir
- Jordančo ČevrevskiKennedy
- Hasan DžemailAsan
- Bekir AdnanŠerif
- Šaban BajramovićOmer
- Salija RustenovMuharem
Sinolička TrpkovaMara- Vladimir JacevPero cop
- Tina DrekalovićAccountant 1
- Ljupka DžundevaAccountant 2
- Aco DukovskiAco Džambaz
Petar ArsovskiBosnian
Salaetin BilalMujahedin- Vasil ŠiškovUN soldier
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