Rivers of Babylon
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Vladimir Balco
Andrej Hryc
Ady Hajdu
Diana Morova
Barbara Kodetova
Lubo Gregor
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A seemingly simple-minded man named Racz is hired to work in the boiler room of a ritzy hotel in the capital city of Slovakia where he methodically plots his rise from blue collar worker to powerful but tyrannical political figurehead.
Director
Vladimir Balco
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Slovakia's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1998).
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 10-19, 1999.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.
Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.
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Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998