Rivers of Babylon

Rivers of Babylon (1998)

ComedyDrama

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.

Director: Vladimír Balco
Writers: Marian Urban, Vladimír Balco, Peter Pišťanek.

Casts

	Andrej Hryc as Rácz
	Diana Mórová as Silvia
	Ady Hajdu as Video-Urban
	Barbora Kodetová as Lenka
	Miroslav Noga as šofér Ďula
	Peter Bzdúch as Fredy
	Stano Dančiak as Mozoň
	Ivo Gogál as Zdravko
	Martin Dohnal as Hurensson
	Oldřich Navrátil as fiškál
	Ľubo Gregor as riaditeľ
	Peter Šimun as Tupý
	Hynek Kubasta as recepčný
	Ladislav Kerata as Šolík
	Eva Červeňanská as Vanda
	Martina Šrámková as Eva
	Maria Schubertová as Edita
	Zuzana Martinková as
	Oľga Vronská as
	Štefan Mišovic as
	Jozef Dóczy as
	Richard Müller as
	Alena Michalidesová as
	Klára Roštárová as
	Ivan Kaufmann as

Crew