• Director: Tony Gatlif
  • Release Year: 1997
  • Production Country: Romania, France
  • Language: French, Romanian, Romany

Gadjo dilo (The Crazy Stranger)

Description

Searching for a singer whose voice haunts him and yet no one else seems to know about, young Stephane meets a Romani man who seems to have all his answers, if only Stephane could understand him. After living with the Romani community for a season, Stephane discovers that understanding is a two-way street—and traffic has been blocked from both sides for a while.

Themes

Romani, Music, Cross-cultural interactions, Cross-cultural adaptations, Alienation and exclusion, Communism, Intolerance, Mental illness, Morals and taboos, Tradition and culture, Humor