Director: Margarita Jimeno
Photography: Margarita Jimeno
Cast: Eugene Hutz, Oren Kaplan, Sergey Ryabtsev, Yuri Lemeshev, Eliot Ferguson, Manu Chao, Roy Paci, Yuri Yunakov
After years spent in various European refugee camps, Eugene Hütz made his reputation in the U.S. as a DJ at New York's hipster clubs. But he had bigger plans. Recruiting musicians from five countries, he formed "Gogol Bordello", the name a mash-up of the name of a 19th-century Ukrainian author and the place where erotic pleasure and vulgarity are celebrated. This film, shot over five wild years, follows the hugely entertaining Hütz and the members of his band as they tell their stories, share their music and progress from underground legend to international phenomenon. Hütz chips in home movies from Kiev. Going far beyond the concert film, "Gogol Bordello Non-Stop" explores the roots of the music, identity and global politics of a band with something to say. Hütz has become an underground superstar (he starred in Liev Schreiber’s comedy "Everything is Illuminated" and Madonna's "Filth and Wisdom"), with his band now filling huge venues. The importance of "Gogol Bordello" is beyond our times. In the facade we might only see a Punk Rock band, but when you read their message between the lines, you will come across the essence of a cultural revolution.
Gogol Bordello Non-stop
Gogol Bordello Non-stop
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Genre
Music, Documentary
Run time
1h 27min
Genre
Music, Documentary
Run time
1h 27min
Director: Margarita Jimeno
Photography: Margarita Jimeno
Cast: Eugene Hutz, Oren Kaplan, Sergey Ryabtsev, Yuri Lemeshev, Eliot Ferguson, Manu Chao, Roy Paci, Yuri Yunakov
After years spent in various European refugee camps, Eugene Hütz made his reputation in the U.S. as a DJ at New York's hipster clubs. But he had bigger plans. Recruiting musicians from five countries, he formed "Gogol Bordello", the name a mash-up of the name of a 19th-century Ukrainian author and the place where erotic pleasure and vulgarity are celebrated. This film, shot over five wild years, follows the hugely entertaining Hütz and the members of his band as they tell their stories, share their music and progress from underground legend to international phenomenon. Hütz chips in home movies from Kiev. Going far beyond the concert film, "Gogol Bordello Non-Stop" explores the roots of the music, identity and global politics of a band with something to say. Hütz has become an underground superstar (he starred in Liev Schreiber’s comedy "Everything is Illuminated" and Madonna's "Filth and Wisdom"), with his band now filling huge venues. The importance of "Gogol Bordello" is beyond our times. In the facade we might only see a Punk Rock band, but when you read their message between the lines, you will come across the essence of a cultural revolution.
Photography: Margarita Jimeno
Cast: Eugene Hutz, Oren Kaplan, Sergey Ryabtsev, Yuri Lemeshev, Eliot Ferguson, Manu Chao, Roy Paci, Yuri Yunakov
After years spent in various European refugee camps, Eugene Hütz made his reputation in the U.S. as a DJ at New York's hipster clubs. But he had bigger plans. Recruiting musicians from five countries, he formed "Gogol Bordello", the name a mash-up of the name of a 19th-century Ukrainian author and the place where erotic pleasure and vulgarity are celebrated. This film, shot over five wild years, follows the hugely entertaining Hütz and the members of his band as they tell their stories, share their music and progress from underground legend to international phenomenon. Hütz chips in home movies from Kiev. Going far beyond the concert film, "Gogol Bordello Non-Stop" explores the roots of the music, identity and global politics of a band with something to say. Hütz has become an underground superstar (he starred in Liev Schreiber’s comedy "Everything is Illuminated" and Madonna's "Filth and Wisdom"), with his band now filling huge venues. The importance of "Gogol Bordello" is beyond our times. In the facade we might only see a Punk Rock band, but when you read their message between the lines, you will come across the essence of a cultural revolution.