Academy Award(r) nominee* Bob Hoskins (Mona Lisa) makes his directorial debut with this lyrical, mystical fable (written by Hoskins and Nicole De Wilde) about the strength of family and the transcendence of love. When a young military recruit named Tom (Dexter Fletcher) goes AWOL after his first taste of battle, he must disguise himself with face paint and women's clothing to avoid being captured by his vengeful commanding officer. He's instead discovered and taken in by Darky (Hoskins), the leader of an eccentric group of traveling gypsies, who thinks he's a "rawney a half-mad, half-magical woman who brings good fortune. But when Tom begins a love affair with Darky's daughter, he sets off a chain reaction of events that will soon put all of their lives in grave danger! *1986: Actor, Mona Lisa