TV series / 1990

Time of the Gypsies

Episode directors Emir Kusturica

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Perhan is a gypsy teenager with telekinetic powers. A wealthy gypsy, Ahmed, visits the village and promises to get Perhan's sister the medical treatment she needs if they join him to Italy. Perhan soon discovers that Ahmed's business activities are in fact quite shady and he is soon lured into the elder's corrupt surroundings. An extended television version of Kusturica's 1988 film of the same name.

The story

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1990 · 5 episodes Season details

Jan. 28, 1990

The long version was screened by the Sarajevo television in 5 one-hour episodes.

Each episode (except the last) ends with a mini trailer summarizing the following episode.

The long version has many additional scenes which clarify the ambiguous and complex relations between Merdzan, Perhan and Azra, which detail the adventures of Perhan in Italy, and has a different ending, which is found as a bonus in the French DVD edition.