Kris in Non-Romani Context
There are not yet recognitions of the kris from the non-Romani authorities, although there are voices that call for this, reminiscent of the Canadian approach to integrating the Aboriginal courts in its legal system. In Romania, in January 2008, about 500 krisnitorya initiated the European Committee of the Romani Krisnitorya. In Canada, Romani activist Ronald Lee has sought to use the kris as a way of promoting greater understanding between the Romani and non-Romani communities.
There are also references to the kris in popular culture. For example, in 1997, filmmaker Bence Gyöngyössy made the film Romani kris - Cigánytörvény, which was also Hungary's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards that year. In 2007, Laurenţiu Calciu produced the documentary film Judecătorul – O Krisnitori, about the life of Marin Sutǎ Constantin, a krisnitori from the Obreja neighborhood of Târgu Jiu.
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