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Rivers of Babylon
CZ, SK, FR, 1998, 102min.?
A satiric Slovak-Czech comedy based on the best selling novel by Petr Pišťanek. It makes use of allegory to narrate the life story of a churlish oaf of a man, a stoker named Rácz, who gradually 'takes power' at a Bratislava hotel.… More
Synopsis
A satiric Slovak-Czech comedy based on the best selling novel by Petr Pišťanek. It makes use of allegory to narrate the life story of a churlish oaf of a man, a stoker named Rácz, who gradually 'takes power' at a Bratislava hotel. Because of its obvious parallels to the reality of Premier Vladimír Mečiar's political regime during the second half of the 1990s, it became a film 'non grata' and was wrapped up in the Czech Republic.
| Director | Vlado Balco |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Petr Pišťánek, Martin Urban, Vlado Balco |
| Story | Petr Pišťánek- román |
| Director of photography | Martin Štrba |
| Editor | Dušan Milko |
| Sound | Juraj Filo |
| Featuring | Andrej Hryc, Andy Hajdu, Diana Mórová, Barbara Kodetová, Ľubo Gregor, Peter Bzdúch |
| Producer | Marian Urban |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | ALEF Film and Media Group |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Bontonfilm |
| Co-production | Česká televize, Ateliéry Bonton Zlín, Podium, Salvo Film |
| Premiere | 27.08.1998 |
| Award: | IGRIC Prize Trenčianske Teplice (Slovakia) 1999 – cash prize for director (V. Balco), cash prize for cinematographer (Martin Štrba), jury recognition for production (M. Urban) |
