Release Date

23 Apr, 1998

Runtime

01:42: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Rivers of Babylon

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Actors

Andrej Hryc

Diana Mórová

Ady Hajdu

Barbora Kodetová

Miroslav Noga

Peter Bzdúch

Stano Dančiak

Ivo Gogál

Martin Dohnal

Oldřich Navrátil

Ľubo Gregor

Peter Šimun

Hynek Kubasta

Ladislav Kerata

Eva Červeňanská

Martina Šrámková

Maria Schubertová

Zuzana Martinková

Oľga Vronská

Štefan Mišovic

Jozef Dóczy

Crew

Vladimír Balco

Juraj Oravec

Juraj Steiner

Marian Urban

Marian Urban

Dušan Milko

Vladimír Balco

Peter Pišťanek

Milan Ferenčík

Peter Pišťanek

Juraj Filo

Katarína Štrbová Bieliková

Martin Štrba

Jaroslav Filip