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.
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Release
1998-04-23
Cast
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
Martin Dohnal
Hurensson
Oldřich Navrátil
fiškál
Ľubo Gregor
riaditeľ
Peter Šimun
Tupý
Hynek Kubasta
recepčný
Ladislav Kerata
Šolík
Eva Červeňanská
Vanda
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