Gypo (film)

Gypo
Gypo
	DVD cover
Directed by	Jan Dunn (not credited, per Dogme rules)
Written by	Jan Dunn
Starring	Pauline McLynn, ; Chloe Sirene ; Paul McGann
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date	2005;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£300,000

Gypo /ˈdʒɪpoʊ/ is a 2005 British independent film written and directed by Jan Dunn. Its story details the breakdown of a family in a small town in Britain, told in three narratives. Within a structured screenplay the dialogue throughout was improvised.

Although the movement was dissolved in 2005, the filmmakers continued to develop independent and experimental films using or influenced the concept, which being the first film made in the post-Dogme 95 movement.

Plot summary

The story is seen through the eyes of Paul and Helen, a married couple, and Tasha, a young Romani refugee from the Czech Republic. It shows the disintegration of a working-class family and the ugliness of bigotry.^[2]

Production

The production filmed entirely in Thanet in Kent at a variety of locations including East Kent College, Kingsgate Bay, Margate, Pegwell Bay, Port of Ramsgate, Ramsgate, Royal Harbour Hotel and the Wig & Pen pub.^[3]

Cast

Pauline McLynn as Helen
Paul McGann as Paul
Chloe Sirene as Tasha
Rula Lenska as Irina
Tamzin Dunstone as Kelly
Tom Stuart as Darren
Barry Latchford as Jimmy
Olegar Fedoro as Tasha's Father
Freddie Connor as Tasha's Husband
Josef Altin as Michael
Ashley McGuire as Penny

Awards

British Independent Film Awards Best Achievement in Production
San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Best First Feature

Plus two other nominations and Special Mention at Torino International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

References

^ "Gypo (2005)". BBFC. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ Nahmod, David Alexander (18 October 2006). "Working-class heroines". Bay Area Reporter.
^ Kent Film Office (4 February 2006). "Kent Film Office Gypo Article".

review 2006 at Guardian

External links

Gypo at IMDb
Gypo at Violet Pictures
Gypo at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Gypo (2005)". BBFC. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[Nahmod-2] Nahmod, David Alexander (18 October 2006). "Working-class heroines". Bay Area Reporter.

[3] Kent Film Office (4 February 2006). "Kent Film Office Gypo Article".

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