AcclaimedactorBobHoskinsmadeastrikingdirectorialdebutwiththiscuriouslycaptivatingfablethatplaysfreelywithgender,fantasy,andmagic.StationedsomewhereinEasternEurope,ayoungsoldier(DexterFletcher)defectsafterhissergeantiskilledinbattle.Shell-shocked,mute,anddisguisedinwomen’sclothing,hejoinsatravelingRomanicaravan(withHoskinshimselfplayingtheband’sleader)aftertheymistakehimfora“rawney”—avagabondfemalemysticabletoforeseethefuture.