Produzione - Production: APT Films
Produttore - Producer: Jonny Persey, Paul Morrison, Pavla Fleischer
Sceneggiatura - Screenplay: Pavla Fleischer
Montaggio - Editing: Benjamin Gerstein
Fotografia - Cinematography: Stuart Biddlecomb
Sound Editor: Rainer Heesch
Musica - Music: Eugene Hutz
Cast: Eugene Hutz
Distribuzione - Distribution: Met Film Production: (44) 2082809127, emmag@metfilm.co.uk

Nell'estate del 2004 Pavla Fleischner compie un viaggio in auto durante il quale incontra e si innamora di Eugene Hutz, leader della band gypsy punk newyorchese Gogol Bordello. Stregata dalla sua energia e dalla sua verve musicale, nel tentativo disperato di conoscerlo meglio decide di realizzare un film su di lui. The Pied Piper of Hutzovina segue Eugene e Pavla mentre attraversano in auto il paese d'origine di Eugene, l'Ucraina. La storia di due persone che viaggiano assieme ma su binari molto diversi. Lo scopo di lei è la riscoperta di un amore dimenticato, quello di lui è la riscoperta delle sue radici. Lungo la strada, lei spera di trovare l'amore; lui spera di trarre un'ispirazione per la sua musica dalla cultura gitana che è determinato a preservare. Un ritratto intimo di una regista con la passione per il suo soggetto, e di un musicista punk con il profondo desiderio di rivisitazione del proprio passato. Il viaggio costituirà un banco di prova per il loro rapporto e un'occasione di confronto sulla percezione della musica che entrambi amano.

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, while they talk about their perceptions of the music they both love.

Note di regia - Director's statement:

"I had become obsessed with Eugene. That's what it was. One drunken car ride with him in the summer of 2004 and I could not get him out of my mind. He was loud and obnoxious but with a passion I rarely saw in men I have known. He serenaded me with Gypsy songs, and enchanted me with his spirit. I needed more time with him but sadly, Eugene did not need me. He was after all the lead singer of New York's notorious Gypsy Punk band, Gogol Bordello, with no shortage of female fans. Like a woman possessed I played my final card, and appealed to the only thing I could: his ego. "I'll make a film about you", I proposed and to my delight, he agreed."