Gypo | |
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Directed by | Jan Dunn (not credited, per Dogme rules |
Written by | Jan Dunn |
Starring | Pauline McLynn, Chloe Sirene Paul McGann |
Release date(s) | 2005 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Gypo, is a 2005 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, and the film made in the Dogme style. It was the first British film to be registered as such (as Dogme #37).[1]
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The film is shown through the eyes of the three main characters; Paul and Helen, a married couple, and Tasha, a teenage refugee. It shows how the family falls apart under the strain of unexpected emotions.[2]
Actor | Role |
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Pauline McLynn | Helen |
Chloe Sirene | Tasha |
Paul McGann | Paul |
Rula Lenska | Tasha's Mother |
Freddie Connor | Tasha's Husband |
Olegar Fedoro | Tasha's Father |
Plus two other nominations and Special Mention at Torino International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival