Gypo Reviews

2005

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from 1792 members

An engrossing and award winning drama following the dramatic events in the lives of one working class family when one of them befriends a refugee girl. Three very different but equally fascinating views of the same sequence of events are revealed as we see the impact of the friendship between hard working young Czech refugee .. Read more

Starring	Pauline McLynn, Chloe Sirene, Paul McGann, Rula Lenska
Director	Jan Dunn
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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42 out of 55 people found this review helpful

refugee-ze!

Three interwoven stories, a la Robert Altman's short cuts - and filmed in a 'breaking the waves' style ..

Great acting performances all ... more

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- - Paul Jay from London, England
  - Posted 31 May 2007 09:02
15 out of 16 people found this review helpful

Unusual

Whilst I agree with another reviewer that this low budget style drama is better suited to TV I thought the acting was very realistic. The subject matter deals ... more

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- - A customer from London
  - Posted 25 Feb 2007 19:34
15 out of 18 people found this review helpful

waste of time

OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOOOO BORINGGGGGGGGG ..................................don't bother with this one ....i thought having a well known actor like ... more

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- - A customer from Hertfordshire
  - Posted 09 May 2007 22:45
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15 out of 18 people found this review helpful

waste of time

OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOOOO BORINGGGGGGGGG ..................................don't bother with this one ....i thought having a well known actor like ... more

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- - A customer from Hertfordshire
  - Posted 09 May 2007 22:45
15 out of 16 people found this review helpful

Unusual

Whilst I agree with another reviewer that this low budget style drama is better suited to TV I thought the acting was very realistic. The subject matter deals ... more

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- - A customer from London
  - Posted 25 Feb 2007 19:34

42 out of 55 people found this review helpful

refugee-ze!

Three interwoven stories, a la Robert Altman's short cuts - and filmed in a 'breaking the waves' style ..

Great acting performances all ... more

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- - Paul Jay from London, England
  - Posted 31 May 2007 09:02
15 out of 16 people found this review helpful

Unusual

Whilst I agree with another reviewer that this low budget style drama is better suited to TV I thought the acting was very realistic. The subject matter deals ... more

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- - A customer from London
  - Posted 25 Feb 2007 19:34
15 out of 18 people found this review helpful

waste of time

OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOOOO BORINGGGGGGGGG ..................................don't bother with this one ....i thought having a well known actor like ... more

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- - A customer from Hertfordshire
  - Posted 09 May 2007 22:45
11 out of 13 people found this review helpful

Should have been a tv drama

In truth a dull slow little movie . It handles the current issues re European migrants coming to UK . However better suited to a tv type drama for a Monday ... more

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- - BarryBlue from Scotland
  - Posted 21 Feb 2007 17:38
8 out of 10 people found this review helpful

Awful!

I felt like I was watching a home video. Awful acting, uneventful story and quite simply a waste of time. Switched it off after 25 minutes!

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- - A customer from North London
  - Posted 01 Mar 2007 14:18
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

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Flawed gem

This was an excellent film but did have its drawbacks. Its story was interesting and it conjured up some real atmosphere. I was particularly impressed by the ... more

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- - PeterSays from Romsey
  - Posted 20 Jun 2007 17:42
6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

genuine and heartfelt

I did'nt realise this was a 'Dogme' movie until the certificate appeared at the beginning!

This could have been an unremittingly grim, ... more

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- - Praetorius from The garden of earthly delights
  - Posted 19 Apr 2007 23:27
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Low-budget, amateurish, but not a complete drag

From the annoyingly jerky hand-held camera shots and the poor lighting, one can see from the opening sequences that this film is a low-budget production.
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- - A customer from Cambridgeshire, England
  - Posted 21 Oct 2007 12:05
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful

Interesting Film

This is the first official British Dogme film and if you like any of the previous Dogme films (Festen, Idiots, Julien Donkey-Boy etc) then you should check this... more

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- - A customer from Boscombe
  - Posted 24 Feb 2007 13:47
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Misery...

Unrelenting misery that should have been consigned to the backwaters of TV kitchen sink drama of the 70s.

If the characters turned sideways they'... more

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- - A customer from Preston, England
  - Posted 24 Apr 2007 08:56

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