Gipsy Magic (1997)

Director
Stole Popov

Main cast
Bekir Adnan; Petre Arsovski; Šaban Bajramović; Salaetin Bilal

Genres
Comedy

Description
In modern-day Macedonia, 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. Shown at the 1997 Montreal Film Festival.


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