Overview

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.

Top Cast

Bob Hoskins

Darky

Dexter Fletcher

Tom

Zoë Nathenson

Jessie

Zoë Wanamaker

Elle

T

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

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