gavin6942 In this luminous tale set in the area around Sarajevo and in Italy, Perhan, an engaging young Romany (gypsy) with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime, which threatens to destroy him and those he loves.In some way, this film can be seen as a parallel with "Stalker" because of the telekinesis aspect. That is a small part of the overall picture, though, and may not be a fair to compare he two. Either way, this film is much more light-hearted and with a bit of the surreal.Whether the gypsy world is anything like the way the director makes it out to be, I have no idea. But based on this and his other films, it sure seems like a fun place to live.

jmholt1984 Time of the Gypsies brings the audience into a realistic view of the gypsy world. The audience quickly will care for all the characters based quirky charm. The film starts off with a comical element. However, as the movie progresses, harsh reality sets in. Perhan, the main character, is loyal brother to his sister. What makes the movies transform from comedy to drama is when Perhan must go with his sister to be taken to the hospital. Sadly, the favor that was supposed be carried out by Ahmed was never to be fulfilled. There is a reoccurring theme of magical realism which gives audience an escape of reality, but almost too real at times. The ending could have gone two different ways and the tragic path was chosen.

jaimemacias23 this is what you can call good acting ! The actors had perfect roles . This film is very genuine and excellent when it comes to make comfortable those who are disturbed and disturb those who are comfortable . It has a weird foreign vibe on how other cultures don't let their children move on with their life's with who they want. Pherphan wants to be with a girl , but her mom doesn't let her because the mother claims that he isn't wealthy. Perphan wants to become a psychic and use his powers for money. Towards his journey to fortune he cant win at the end of the day. i think the moral of the story is that Life is hard and then you die.

bnl1195 Kusterica fuses together both real situations and bizarre ones to create magical realism. This movie takes us on a journey through the protagonist (Perhan's) life and ultimately gypsy culture. This movie depicts the madness of life and the ugliness that comes from adulthood. We watch young, innocent, honest, and good hearted Perhan evolve into a lying, stealing, heartless mafia boss. Although this is a very extreme case it does symbolize the loss of innocence that occurs with growing up. As we grow it's almost like we are programmed to learn how to lie, become numb to others and ultimately lose our "black and whiteness". As we grow, we start to become a shade of gray-- no longer do we wear our hearts on our sleeves. We say what we don't actually feel, we deceive, we become motivated by materialistic items and act out of self interest. Through this move, Kusterica brings so much value to the saying "ignorance is bliss". To me, this story has an underlying cyclical theme of fate-- we as human beings, cannot escape the process of growing up that hardens our adolescent light hearts. The only thing that I didn't particularly enjoy about this film was the loud noises that occurred through out the film, but I assume that being an American viewer I was just not used to this type of style.Overall, I love the message that I took from this movie. It truly is a beautifully bizarre take on a coming of age story. Kusterica is like Fellini with a dark side.