Gipsy Queen (2019)

Ali, a courageous woman and single mother of two kids, works with the trainer and owner of a rundown box club in order to provide for her family.

Director:

Hüseyin Tabak

Writer:

Hüseyin Tabak

Stars:

Alina Serban, Tobias Moretti, Irina Kurbanova

5 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Alina Serban	...	Ali Gheorghiu
Tobias Moretti	...	Tanne
Irina Kurbanova	...	Mary
Catrin Striebeck	...	Gloria
Sarah Carcamo Vallejos	...	Esmeralda Gheorghiu
Aslan Yilmaz Tabak	...	Mateo Gheorghiu
Aleksandar Jovanovic	...	Udo
Sergiu Costache	...	Pepe
Sorin Mihai	...	Eftimie
Jürgen Blin	...	Jürgen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Al Amin	...	Sparring Boxer
Andreas Anke	...	Store Detective
Katharina Behrens	...	Linda
Virgil Constantin	...	Zeko
Yüsa Durak	...	Yusuf

Storyline

Ali has the heart of a lioness, is proud, doesn't complain and works herself to the bone for her two children, as a cleaner in Hamburg's famous nightclub "Ritze". But deep in her heart Ali carries a wound: after she became an unmarried mother in Romania she was disowned by her father - for whom, until then, she was the Gypsy Queen, the queen of all Roma. When Ali discovers the boxing ring in the Ritze's basement one day and gets to watch a fight, it brings back memories of boxing training with her father. Fully equipped and disappointed by life, Ali vents all her fury on the punching bag one evening. Tanne, ex-boxer and owner of the Ritze sees her and recognizes her talent. She starts to box again and sees the chance for a better life.

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Plot Keywords:

female boxer | boxing | women boxing | boxing trainer | mentor protege relationship | 

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Taglines:

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The shooting of the final fight scene has taken place at a venue called "Große Freiheit 36", which is known for its 58 gigs of the The Beatles in 1960 during their Hamburg years.

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Soundtracks

Hunger wie ein Bär
Written and performed by Booz Jakob
© Synch and Typhoon

User Reviews

Rocky at the Hamburger Reeperbahn

A female-Roma Rocky Version at the Hamburger Reeperbahn vs. Million Dollar Baby. The young woman struggles between parenting her daughter while haveng three less-paid jobs. Vast Majority of the actors seemed to be amateurs. Only a few stick out of the mass. The story is not audience pleasing...you have to have a lot of good will and ignore the plot errors, bad writing and goofs.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page

Country:

Germany Austria

Language:

German Romany

Release Date:

6 December 2019 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Gipsy Queen

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dor Film-West Produktionsgesellschaft, Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft, ARTE

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1