Synopsis
A Gypsy tribe travels the French country roads during WWII. Upon reaching a town where they traditionally stop for a few months to work the vineyards, they learn that a new law forbids their nomadic existence. Moved by their situation, the town mayor and schoolteacher join forces to help the family find some land where they must settle - or face capture and internment by the Germans. But, shaped by hundreds of years of nomadic culture, the Gypsies' deeply ingrained thirst for freedom makes this sedentary lifestyle difficult to bear. Gatlif's depiction of the "gypsy soul" has never been more visceral than in this magnificent paean to the mad ecstasy of freedom.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $1,224 (14.9% of total gross) |
Legs: | 6.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $11,200 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,001-17,100) | 17,067 | $8,242 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 34,801-34,900) | 34,853 | $8,242 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) | 8,177 | $8,242 |
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | March 25th, 2011 (Limited) by Lorber Films |
Video Release: | June 14th, 2011 by Lorber Films Video |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 111 minutes |
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Keywords: | Orphan, Foreign Language, World War II, Bigotry, Culture Clash |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Princes Films, France 3 Cinema, Rhone-Alpes Cinema, TPS Star, Cinecinema, Centre National de la Cinematographie, Fonds Images de la Diversite, Agence Nationale pour la Cohesion Sociale et l’Egalite des Chances |
Production Countries: | France |
Languages: | French |