• Apr 23, 1998
  • 102 min
  • Full-HD

Rivers of Babylon (1998)

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.

Category
Country
Czech Republic France Slovakia
Companies
ALEF Film & Media Group Ateliéry Bonton Zlín Česká televize Alef Studio Bratislava Markíza Slovakia

Andrej Hryc

Rácz

Diana Mórová

Silvia

Ady Hajdu

Video-Urban

Barbora Kodetová

Lenka

Miroslav Noga

šofér Ďula

Peter Bzdúch

Fredy

Stano Dančiak

Mozoň

Ivo Gogál

Zdravko

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