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Rivers of Babylon (1998)

ALL 04/23/1998 (sk) Comedy, Drama 102 Min
  • Release
    04/23/1998
  • Production
    ALEF Film & Media Group, Ateliéry Bonton Zlín, Česká televize, Alef Studio Bratislava, Markíza Slovakia
  • Rotten tomato
    39%
  • Original title
    Rivers of Babylon
  • Original language
    sk
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Dark satire about bare-knuckled capitalism in the immediate post-Cold War era. Set just as the Communist government is collapsing, the film focuses on the brutish Racz, the handyman in a Bratislava hotel. Knowing that his job is insured for life, Racz turns off the building's heat and demands food, money, and sex to have it restored. The film is narrated by a pimp named Urban who explains that people in the former Czechoslovakia were so used to being abused that they simply put up with Racz's corruption. By the end of the film, Racz's fortunes have changed considerably. Instead of being a lowly worker, he is now a ruthless and wealthy businessman, unafraid to kill or kidnap those who get in his way.

  1. Vladimír Balco

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Dušan Milko

    Editor

  4. Marian Urban

    Producer



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Rivers of Babylon (1998) 102 Min

ALL 04/23/1998 (sk)
Comedy, Drama
  • Release 04/23/1998
  • Production
    ALEF Film & Media Group, Ateliéry Bonton Zlín, Česká televize, Alef Studio Bratislava, Markíza Slovakia
  • Original title Rivers of Babylon
  • sk
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Dark satire about bare-knuckled capitalism in the immediate post-Cold War era. Set just as the Communist government is collapsing, the film focuses on the brutish Racz, the handyman in a Bratislava hotel. Knowing that his job is insured for life, Racz turns off the building's heat and demands food, money, and sex to have it restored. The film is narrated by a pimp named Urban who explains that people in the former Czechoslovakia were so used to being abused that they simply put up with Racz's corruption. By the end of the film, Racz's fortunes have changed considerably. Instead of being a lowly worker, he is now a ruthless and wealthy businessman, unafraid to kill or kidnap those who get in his way.

  1. Vladimír Balco

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Dušan Milko

    Editor

  4. Marian Urban

    Producer



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