To my knowledge ,the first French movie which deals with the gypsies condition ;the movie begins with a police raid ,in the middle of the night,to check if they have their papers .This is a first tentative movie;there are actually three main themes 1) The Holy script ,seen by the gypsies ,doing a passion play their way2)Two children discovering the "other" world ,the "normal one" ,the cars ,the shops;when we leave the camp,Schmidt uses a generic score ,but when we comes back to it ,gypsy music and songs are heard .3)A defiant girl (the hot Catherine Rouvel) who rebels and does not want the man she MUST marry and flees to the city in order to find work :the scene in employment agency shows the gulf between an illiterate gypsy girl and the people from the city .Supervised by former lawyer director André Cayatte ,the movie uses Professional actresses such as Germaine Kerjean and Lila Kedrova.