This is the first feature film shot entirely in the Romany language, and I was forced to watch the domestic film with English subtitles, because I did not understand almost anything without it. Except for cursing, of course. The film received five-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and Kusturica won the Best Director award. Totally deserved, because this surreal drama is probably his life's achievement. The somewhat fairy-tale atmosphere of this movie totally hypnotized me and over two hours flew by in a moment. A special acknowledgment should be given to the cast, as its major part consists of amateurs with only a few professional actors. In particular, I have to single out the scene of St. George celebration on the river, which is one of the most impressive movie scenes I've ever seen in my life, and which would probably have provided Academy Award to this film, if it was an American movie.
10/10
10/10