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The Raggedy Rawney (1988)

The Raggedy Rawney (1988)

Drama Romance War
Release Date: 1988, September 20
Directors: Bob Hoskins
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Handmade Films, The Cannon Group, Virgin Vision
Cast: Zoë Wanamaker, Veronica Clifford, Jim Carter, Emma D'Inverno, Dexter Fletcher, Jane Wood, Bob Hoskins, Ian McNeice, Ian Dury, Alan Talbot, Veronica Quilligan, Graham Fletcher-Cook

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.