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I Even Met Happy Gypsies is a 1967 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Aleksandar Petrović. Its original Serbian title is Skupljači perja, which means The Feather Gatherers. The film is centered on Romani people's life in a village in northern Vojvodina, but it also deals with subtler themes such as love, ethnic and social relationships. Beside Bekim Fehmiu, Olivera Vučo, Bata Živojinović and Mija Aleksić, film features a cast of Romani actors speaking the Romani language. I Even Met Happy Gypsies is considered one of the best films of the Black Wave in Yugoslav cinema.
Original Release
03/27/1967
US Release
03/20/1968
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bekim Fehmiu | Bora |
| Olivera Katarina | Lence / Lenče |
| Velimir 'Bata' Živojinovic | Mirta |
| Mija Aleksić | Otac Pavle ... svestenik / Pavle |
| Gordana Jovanović | Tisa |
| Rahela Ferari | Igumanija |
| Stojan Decermic | Vozac hladnjace / Vozač hladnjače |
| Severin Bijelić | Religiozni seljak |
| Janez Vrhovec | Sudija za prekrsaje / Sudija za prekršaje |
| Milivoje 'Mica' Tomic | Rumun |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bekim Fehmiu | Bora |
| Olivera Katarina | Lence / Lenče |
| Velimir 'Bata' Živojinovic | Mirta |
| Mija Aleksić | Otac Pavle ... svestenik / Pavle |
| Gordana Jovanović | Tisa |
| Rahela Ferari | Igumanija |
| Stojan Decermic | Vozac hladnjace / Vozač hladnjače |
| Severin Bijelić | Religiozni seljak |
| Janez Vrhovec | Sudija za prekrsaje / Sudija za prekršaje |
| Milivoje 'Mica' Tomic | Rumun |
| Djordje Pura | Islednik |
| Branislav 'Ciga' Milenkovic | (as Br. Milenkovic) |
| Bozidar Pavicevic-Longa | Vozac hladnjace II / Vozač hladnjače II |
| Zoran Longinović | Islednik II |
| Milorad Jovanović | Toni |
| Etelka Filipovski | Borina zena / Borina žena |
| Nina Šajin | |
| Milivoje Djordjevic | Sandor / Šandor |
| Velizar Petrović |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1969 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 1968 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
