Shanghai Gypsy (2012)
Overview
The main protagonists of the film are members of the gypsy family Mirga. Lutvija Belmondo Mirga narrates a story about four generations. Belmondo is the central character of the film, a gypsy king, who decided to establish his own gypsy village. He names it Shanghai. Belmondo makes a living smuggling and his power and influence grow big. He even gets the local police and politics on his side and that helps him to become untouchable for law. But with the downfall of Yugoslavia, smuggling of goods is replaced by smuggling of the arms. Though lucrative the business starts to threaten Belmondo’s personal life and he finds himself at the crossroads. Will he protect his own family or is he going to sacrifice his personal happiness for business ambitions?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sl |
| Popularity | 0.776 |
Directed By
Marko Naberšnik
TOP CAST
Visar Vishka
Lutvija Belmondo Mirga
Aslı Bayram
Amanda
Senad Bašić
Ujas Mirga
Marjuta Slamič
Phirav Pao
Jasna Diklić
Baka Rajka
Miodrag Trifunov
Deda Jorga
Bojan Emeršič
Gabrijel Galič
Saša Petrović
Sulij Barjaktarij
Vlado Novak
Jože Sfiligoj
Ivo Ban
Polde Šeruga
Anđelo Kontrec
Mladi Belmondo
Mišo Kontrec
Dono Mirga
Anja Gujt
Belmondo's Sister 1
Natalija Šarkezi
Belmondo's Sister 2
Rosana Šarkezi
Belmondo's Sister 3
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