I Even Met Happy Gypsies
| I Even Met Happy Gypsies | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Aleksandar Petrović |
| Written by | Aleksandar Petrović |
| Starring | Bekim Fehmiu Olivera Vučo Bata Živojinović Gordana Jovanović Mija Aleksić |
| Cinematography | Tomislav Pinter |
| Edited by | Mirjana Mitić |
| Music by | Aleksandar Petrović |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Languages | Romani Serbo-Croatian |
I Even Met Happy Gypsies (Serbo-Croatian: Скупљачи перја, Skupljači perja, lit. 'The Feather-Gatherers') is a 1967 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Aleksandar Petrović. The film is centered on Roma people's life in a village in northern Vojvodina, but it also deals with other themes such as love, ethnic and social relationships. Beside Bekim Fehmiu, Olivera Vučo, Bata Živojinović and Mija Aleksić, film features a cast of Roma actors speaking the Romani language. I Even Met Happy Gypsies is considered one of the best films of the Black Wave in Yugoslav cinema.