Children
Feature Film

The Little Gypsy Witch

In family Kalanota's house three generations of Roma show the known search for identity: Granny Ilonka is still present in Roma tradition, her daughter Aska on the other hand refuses it absolutely. Little Manusha stands in between. When her Granny dies, Manusha starts looking for her unknown grandfather and thereby reconciles her family with its roots.

Data

aka: Kleine Zigeunerhexe, Die
Category: Children, Feature Film
Financing: Minority coproduction
Format: 35 mm, 86 Min
Co-production: Formula Film (HR), Geyzer Film (MK)
International funding: Audiovisual Center Croatia, City of Zagreb, Filmfonds Mazedonia, Eurimages
Funding program: ÖFI
Film location: Vienna, Macedonia, Zagreb
Shooting time: December 2010 - February 2011
Completion: Summer 2011
Funding institutions Austria: Filminstitut, Filmstandort Austria, Land Oberösterreich

Credits

Production: Knut Ogris
Producer Austria: Knut Ogris
Director: Tomislav Zaja
Script: Irena Krcelic
DOP: Mario Delic
Editor: Hrvoje Mrsic
Sound engineer: Mladen Pervan, Christian Waldl
Costume design: Blanka Budak
Set design: Ivica Trpcic, Bujar Mucha
Music: Miro Kadoic, Goran Trajkovski
Cast: Susana Horvat (Manusha), Rakan Rushaidat (Hrast), Branko Samarovski (Djed), Esma Redzepova (Baba Ilonka), Harri Stojka (Hrastov), Carina Filipcic (Psychologin)
Production manager: Luka Dmitrovic, Zoran Risteski, Michael Becker, Daniel Hackenberg
German Title: Manusha - Die kleine Romahexe
Television investment: ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen), Hravtska Televizija