The Pied Piper of Hützovina (2007)

In the summer of 2004, on a car journey in Eastern Europe, Pavla Fleischer met and fell in love with Eugene Hutz, lead singer of New York's Gypsy Punk band Gogol Bordello. Captivated by his... See full summary »

Director:

Pavla Fleischer

Stars:

Eugene Hutz, Pavla Fleischer, Boban Markovic

Cast

Cast overview:
Eugene Hutz	...	Himself
Pavla Fleischer	...	Herself / narrator
Boban Markovic	...	Himself
Zita	...	Herself
Igor Krikunov	...	Himself
Sasha Kolpakov	...	Himself
Aleksandr Partushenko	...	Himself
Shura Hutz	...	Herself (as Babushka Shura)
Katheryn Mcgaffigan	...	Herself

Storyline

In the summer of 2004, on a car journey in Eastern Europe, Pavla Fleischer met and fell in love with Eugene Hutz, lead singer of New York's Gypsy Punk band Gogol Bordello. Captivated by his energy and his musical verve, and desperate to get to know him better, she decided to make a film about him. The Pied Piper of Hutzovina follows Eugene and Pavla on their subsequent road trip through Eugene's home country, Ukraine. It is the story of two people traveling together on two very different courses. Her aim is to rediscover a forgotten romance; his is to rediscover his roots. She hopes to find love on the road; he hopes to find musical inspiration from the gypsy culture he is determined to preserve. This is an intimate portrait of a filmmaker with a passion for her subject, and a punk musician with a longing to revisit his past. Theirs is a journey which tests their relationship and challenges their perceptions of the music they both love.

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Plot Keywords:

gypsy | ukraine | railroad | train | road movie

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Taglines:

Captivated by his charisma and musical verve, the filmmaker follows the Gypsy Punster of New York's notorious Gogol Bordello, Eugene Hutz, on his trip back to native Ukraine.

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English Russian Ukrainian

Release Date:

1 May 2007 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Hützovinan pillipiipari

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

APT Films, Met Film Production, Met Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The idea for the film originated during a drunken 2 hour car journey with Eugene to a film festival in Karlovy Vary. The film and the the story it tells starts with footage taken during this drive with a hand-held camera.

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Soundtracks

"Nomadic Chronicle"
Performed by Gogol Bordello

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