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Two Americans (guy and a girl) give up the modern life to live in middle-of-nowhere Czech republic. Musicians, vagabonds, free spirits. What is amazing is that such people exist and these two recorded their journey. Short and to the point. I liked it.

The backgrounds are really amazing, real and crunchy, Kusturica-style.

The music played is grunge-noisy-angry stuff and the skinhead girl plays those drums like a demon out of some underground nightmare - she has a whole philosophy about it.

The funniest parts are their relationship with their neighbors, decent conservative village folk that slowly start to accept their crazy foreign ways.

The only thing that was not mentioned is "how do they manage to live like that?" - as it is clear there is no possible way fro them to make money out of that music and in that environment but the movie does end with an imminent departure on tour in Asia, so maybe that's how...

All in all a well-spent 23 minutes of my life.

So I guess it has to do with the fact that I left Romania 8 years ago that I find this movie so .. Romanian. Truly enchanting. Human. Real. Refreshingly spontaneous. :) - it is easier to perceive something objectively once you've stepped out of it. There are SO many moments where I was simply entranced with the reality of it all, the "wow, I know exactly that spot" Granted, there are things missing from the landscape and some things are exaggerated but it's a MOVIE and overall I found the story, the message , the setting, the characters, the music - fantastic! I am crying because I know this reality that we hate so much in Romania now will be soon obsolete (yee) by the fake lawns and malls and permits to go into the forest. Mark my words, people will watch this movie in 20 years and get very very nostalgic over it. I have my own copy and intend to keep it safe :)

Truly hidden treasure. Movie was playing at an obscure art theater in Pittsburgh, a friend saw it and told me about it since he knew I like bikes and have just recently returned from a very eventful bike trip in Nevada following a dream in the desert. Just like Burt. On a motorcycle. There is something absolutely magic about motorcycles, the desert, helpful strangers and nasty cops, last minute solutions and dreams. Most of all dreams. The kind that inspire anyone that crosses the dreamer's path.

Well, the movie is not accurate in every detail but it's such an inspirational story I would recommend it to anyone that likes the classic underdog scenario. And this one is set in the Salt Flats desert! With Anthony Hopkins! And motorcycles! Great set, great story, great acting, great everything! I am SO surprised this movie is so unknown!