
FilmmakerLiviuTipuritatakesusintotheheartoftheastonishingworldofRomania'ssuper-richGypsypopstars-aworldoffastcars,lavishhousesandgangsters.TheRomacommunityisoneofthemostmarginalisedandimpoverishedinEuropeandforyearstheirtraditionalmusichasbeentheirmostfamousexport.NowanewtypeofGypsysoundcalledManelehassweptacrossthecountry.Manelestarscanearn20,000eurosanightatopulentweddings,withcashshoweredoverthembyguests.TheirvideoscangetmillionsofhitsonYouTube.ButManeleiscontroversial-someofitslyricsglorifygangsterismandsomeofitsbiggestfansarenotoriousunderworldfigures.Traditionalmusicians,liketheworld-famousTarafdeHaïdouks,oncechampionedbyJohnnyDepp,claimthatManelehasputthemoutofbusinessandthatthenewgenreisdestroyingtheGypsymusicbrand.Thisfilmexploresanextraordinarysocialandculturalchangethroughitssoundtrack