Knjiga Rekorda Shutke . The Shutka Book of Records

Duration: 01:19:00 The Roma inhabitants of the Macedonian town of Shutka are poor, but their lives and their customs are exquisite. Each of the residents believes that he or she is the champion of a different discipline – protecting the community from evil spirits, singing, training fighting geese,...

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Other Authors: Manić, Aleksandar
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:English
Serbian
Published: Manić, Aleksandar 2005
Serbia and Montenegro
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:b5559c0f-649a-4ec8-9937-556e36ba8b8a
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Summary:Duration: 01:19:00 The Roma inhabitants of the Macedonian town of Shutka are poor, but their lives and their customs are exquisite. Each of the residents believes that he or she is the champion of a different discipline – protecting the community from evil spirits, singing, training fighting geese, fashion design, party planning and, of course, sexual technique. There's the man with the most money, the woman with the strongest opinions, the guy with the best suits, the greatest lovers, the most powerful music producer, the best bed maker for circumcisions, the best trainer of ganders and the best trainer of pigeons, to name but a few. The town boasts many competitions, including the annual Turkish music cassette contest. In this little-seen land, vampires are exorcised with fire and pure willpower and popular songs are composed in ten minutes by the world’ s most prolific songwriter. Severdzan Bajram, an actor known from Emir Kusturica’s Black Cat, White Cat, is our guide on this entertaining tour through the town.
Published:2005