Project Detail

The Pied Piper of Hutzovina

Name: The Pied Piper of Hutzovina
Director: Pavla Fleischer
Genre: Music, Woman Director, Drama, Dance
Released: 2007
Duration: 65 mins

Pavla Fleischer

Synopsis

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.

Details

Year: 2007
Type of project: Features
Running time: 65 mins
Format: HDV
Director: Pavla Fleischer 1st Feature
Producer: Paul Morrison
Co-Producer: Paul Morrison
Editor: Benjamin Gerstein
Screenwriter: Pavla Fleischer
Director of Photography: Stuart Biddlecombe
Sound: Rainer Heesch
Composer: Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello
Principal cast: Eugene Hutz

Genre

Music Woman Director Drama Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

APT Films

225a Brecknock Road
London N19 5AA
UK

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www.thepiedpiperofhutzovina.com

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