Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Gogol Bordello Non-Stop

Rating: 6.5

This band is fascinating and there have already been a few documentaries, but they all seem to be made by band groupies rather than real filmmakers. I know that the group's aesthetic is intentionally unpolished and it's why they're interesting but there really is a story here: a Ukranian who escaped Chernobyl as a teen and his older Russian bandmates- a virtuoso violinist and an accordian player who suddenly become international rock stars late in life ... all touched upon in this film but I think it could be amazing in the hands of a good moviemaker.

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