Jasmine Dellal / USA, Netherlands / 2006 / 110 min.
Director Jasmíne Dellal takes her camera on a spectacular concert tour entitled Gypsy Caravan, which consists of the best groups from the four countries that have the biggest Romany populations. The concert tour of North America will last six weeks. Initially, the music groups from India, Romania, Macedonia and Spain don't know each other. Moreover, the only things their performances have in common at first is their rhythm and atmosphere. After the first few weeks, however, it appears as though the different strands of Romany music are once again heading in the same direction. Away from the stage, the musicians come together during their free time. They sample each other's national dishes and melodies. The documentary-maker combines sequences from the successful tour with the far simpler reality of where the musicians come from. Besides their musical affinity, they also find other similarities between themselves, such as the way in which they prioritise the family and solidarity over everything else. A Macedonian singer says that Romanies could set an example for the entire world. They have never gone to war, they haven't occupied any country and yet they have remained united.