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The Pied Piper of Hützovina

Documentary
6.5·2007·1h 5m

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...

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Pavla Fleischer

Herself / Narrator

Eugene Hutz

Eugene Hutz

Himself

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Boban Marković

Himself

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Zita

Himself

Igor Krikunov

Igor Krikunov

Himself

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Sasha Kolpakov

Himself

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Aleksandr Partushenko

Himself

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Shura Hutz

Herself (as Babushka Shura)

DIRECTOR

Pavla Fleischer

OVERVIEW

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