Rivers of Babylon (1998)
Rivers of Babylon
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Andrej Hryc
as Rácz
as Rácz
Diana Mórová
as Silvia
as Silvia
Ady Hajdu
as Video-Urban
as Video-Urban
Barbora Kodetová
as Lenka
as Lenka
Miroslav Noga
as šofér Ďula
as šofér Ďula
Peter Bzdúch
as Fredy
as Fredy
Stano Dančiak
as Mozoň
as Mozoň
Ivo Gogál
as Zdravko
as Zdravko
Martin Dohnal
as Hurensson
as Hurensson
Oldřich Navrátil
as fiškál
as fiškál
Ľubo Gregor
as riaditeľ
as riaditeľ
Peter Šimun
as Tupý
as Tupý
Hynek Kubasta
as recepčný
as recepčný
Ladislav Kerata
as Šolík
as Šolík
Eva Červeňanská
as Vanda
as Vanda
Martina Šrámková
as Eva
as Eva
Maria Schubertová
as Edita
as Edita
Zuzana Martinková
as
as
Oľga Vronská
as
as
Štefan Mišovic
as
as
Jozef Dóczy
as
as
Richard Müller
as
as
Alena Michalidesová
as
as
Klára Roštárová
as
as
Ivan Kaufmann
as
as
Crew arrow_drop_down
Vladimír Balco
Director
Director
Juraj Oravec
Sound
Sound
Juraj Steiner
Makeup & Hair
Makeup & Hair
Martin Štrba
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Marian Urban
Screenplay
Screenplay
Marian Urban
Producer
Producer
Dušan Milko
Editor
Editor
Katarína Štrbová Bieliková
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Peter Uherčík
Music
Music
Jaroslav Filip
Music
Music
Vladimír Balco
Screenplay
Screenplay
Peter Pišťanek
Novel
Novel
Milan Ferjenčík
Scenic Artist
Scenic Artist
Peter Pišťanek
Screenplay
Screenplay
Juraj Filo
Sound
Sound
