A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected, but cousin Bokky takes him on as an apprentice. Pat learns the game while Bokky falls in love and desires a different life.
Acting
Paxton's warm, weary gravitas anchors every scene.
Direction
Cinematographer-turned-director Green brings documentary texture.
Writing
Authentic Traveller argot and code — lived-in, not researched.
Director
Jack N. Green
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film consulted real Irish Travellers in North Carolina, including the actual 'Traveller' dialect — a closed community rarely depicted on screen.
Director Jack N. Green shot most of Clint Eastwood's films; this was his only directing credit, and he never made another feature.
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