Shanghai Gypsy

2012 · 124 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 595 VOTES · DIR. Marko Naberšnik

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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?

Dialogue Timeline — 851 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:30 Defendant, sit down please.
00:04:55 Suli scarcely resembled a man, yet Rajka didn't need a man.
00:10:13 Put a chicken on your head!
00:13:29 Promise?
00:17:35 I'll be quick. It's nothing special really
00:21:45 Didn't you hear me? You're coming with us! Get up!
00:26:11 It's time you became a man.
00:31:29 A gypsy never begs or pays for a woman.
00:36:11 You can change your mind and take any other girl.
00:40:17 Nice of you to come here.
00:43:33 one third of your entire income is mine.
00:47:14 a path outlined by our president Marshall Tito.
00:50:16 Without exploitation and getting rich on account of others.
00:54:31 Electricity!
00:59:05 That was my father's last trip to Italy.
01:05:27 As if death wanted to remind us we had forgotten about it.
01:09:45 Sfiligoj wants to see us tomorrow.
01:13:08 No worries.
01:17:06 talent is not enough; you'll have to work hard!
01:22:40 What's the matter?
01:29:03 Seafood is better than any other food.
01:31:53 Trust me
01:38:45 Are you sure? -Yes.
01:48:18 He didn't have anything to lose.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed851
Dialogue density6.9 lines / min
First line00:01:30
Final line01:48:18

Production Record

DirectorMarko Naberšnik
LanguageSL
IMDb votes595