

During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man, now very emotionally distraught, dresses in women's clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan, who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer, or 'rawney'. In time, however, he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls, which only leads to problems within the gypsy band, especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him.
Directed by Bob Hoskins, Denis O'Brien, George Harrison
User score
13 votes

Released
September 20, 1988
1h 43m
English

Bob Hoskins
Darky

Dexter Fletcher
Tom

Zoë Nathenson
Jessie

Zoë Wanamaker
Elle
Timmy Lang
Simon

Ian McNeice
The Farmer

Gawn Grainger
The Officer

Jim Carter
The Soldier

Ian Dury
Weazel

J.G. Devlin
Jake

Veronica Clifford
The Farmer's Wife

Jane Wood
Vie

Jenny Platt
Little Girl
Jane Badurova
Farmer's Daughter

Perry Fenwick
Victor

Dave Hill
Lamb

Steve Fletcher
Clancy

Graham Fletcher-Cook
Stanwich

Alan Talbot
Wag

Veronica Quilligan
Lou