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The Crazy Stranger

Gadjo dilo

1997 · 102 min · Drama

A young Frenchman travels to Romania searching for a Romani singer he knows only from a cassette. Welcomed into a village, he gradually discovers its music, community, and loyalties while his certainty as an outsider begins to fall away.

Why it’s here

Tony Gatlif sustains attention on a Romanian Roma community while making the French visitor’s limited understanding part of the film’s subject.

Runtime
102 min
Genre
Drama · Music · Romance
Mood
romantic · thoughtful · uplifting
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit
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