American Gypsy: A Stranger in Everybody's Land (1999)

Name: American Gypsy: A Stranger in Everybody's Land
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-03-06T20:32:41+01:00
Cast: Grover Marks, Jimmy Marks, Ian Hancock

Documentary | 80 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 80 minuten

Alternative title: American Gypsy

Country: United States

Directed by: Jasmine Dellal

Stars: Grover Marks, Jimmy Marks and Ian Hancock

IMDb score: 6,9 (27)

Releasedate: 13 June 1999

American Gypsy: A Stranger in Everybody's Land plot

When police raided the home of Spokane resident Grover Marks on June 10, 1986, they found over a million dollars in cash and a large amount of precious gold jewelry. Grover was furious, his honor tarnished, the police action motivated by xenophobia and racism. For his son Jimmy, the event was the reason to actively campaign for the civil rights of the Roma in the United States. However, according to police, Marks was a gypsy king who ran a crime organization. This documentary unravels the history and culture of the Roma and the prejudices that have arisen over the centuries about their way of life.