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The film takes the viewer on a journey west, from India to Spain, with stops along the way, to dramatize Rmoanys nomadic culture. This journey takes place over a years time, from summer through fall and winter to spring. Gatlif holds his camera on the elemental esesntials of that life: water, the wheel, fire, beasts of burden and of sustenance, colorful clothes, jewelry, musical instruments, song, and dance. Throughout, via song and dance, young and old celebrate, embody, and teach the cultural valeus of family, journey, love, separateness, and persecution.
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