Rivers of Babylon

Rivers of Babylon

Actors:  Andrej Hryc, Diana Mórová, Ady Hajdu, Barbora Kodetová, Miroslav Noga, Peter Bzdúch Directors:  Vladimír Balco

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...