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Gypo on DVD (2005)

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Average rating: 55%
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Starring: Pauline McLynn, Chloe Sirene, Paul McGann, Rula Lenska, Tamzin Dunstone
Director: Jan Dunn
Studio: LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 98 mins
Certificate: 15
Genres: Drama, Gay/Lesbian
Languages: English
Released: 12/02/2007

Brief synopsis of Gypo

Helen (Pauline McLynn) has been married to Paul (Paul McGann) for twenty-five years. She lives a monotonous and frozen existence. Helen is desperate, damaged, and looking for change... Paul is on the brink of a breakdown, sick and tired of being in the poverty trap. Bitter, hypocritical, and bigoted, Paul's biggest fear is change... Into their lives comes Tasha (Chloe Sirene), a Romany Czech refugee, awaiting her British passport and her chance for freedom - a concept taken for granted by all those around her. Gypo, told in three revelatory narratives, each from a particular character's point of view, reveals how the disintegration of an ordinary working class family finally comes to a head when unexpected emotions are unleashed.

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Rated - 4 starsrefugee-ze!

Paul Jay from London, England , 31/05/2007

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

Great acting performances all round, and Chloe Sirene (Tasha) is absolutely gorgeous!

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Rated - 0 starswaste of time

A customer from Hertfordshire , 09/05/2007

OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOOOO BORINGGGGGGGGG ..................................don't bother with this one ....i thought having a well known actor like paul mcgann it would be at least watchable, but it was very disapointing !!!!!!!!!!! i couldn't last til the end .............turned off half way through, what a waste of a rental !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12 out of 13 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 4 starsUnusual

A customer from London , 25/02/2007

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 with an issue that I have not seen in british film before - a sympathetic story which might help some of us understand a glimpse of Britain through an eastern european refugee's eyes. (which is not nice).

Paul McGann 's portrayal of a bigoted racist is brilliant, as is Rula Lenska's terrified refugee. If you are looking for and emotional, sad film which is not your run of the mill weepie then this is for you. I for one enjoyed it!

  11 out of 12 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 2 starsShould have been a tv drama

BarryBlue from Scotland , 21/02/2007

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 night .

  10 out of 12 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 2 starsShould have been a tv drama

BarryBlue from Scotland , 21/02/2007

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 night .

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Rated - 2 starswell

A customer from kent , 13/05/2007

not very well made could have been more storyline a waste of a good subject

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