Hey Babu Riba

– In 1985, four middle-aged Yugoslav emigres return to Belgrade for the funeral of Mariana, their beau..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 52 Minutes
Release Year:
1985
Original Name:
Bal na vodi
Hey Babu Riba (1985) - Also known as Bal na vodi

In 1985, four middle-aged Yugoslav emigres return to Belgrade for the funeral of Mariana, their beautiful compatriot. They called her Esther, for Esther Williams, she was the coxswain for their four-man rowing team, and they each loved her. They'd last seen her in 1953, when they rowed her across the Adriatic, pregnant, to join her exiled father in Italy. In flashbacks we learn the story of their youthful baptism into sex, smoking, rock and roll (Hey Ba-ba-re-bop), Hollywood and Swedish films, blue jeans on the black market, and their rivalry with Ristic, the Communist Party youth leader for whom they had instant antipathy.

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Release Date:

24 Oct 1985

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jovan Acin

Writer:

Jovan Acin

Main Actors:

Gala Videnovic, Relja Basic, Nebojsa Bakocevic, Marko Todorovic

Plot:

In 1985, four middle-aged Yugoslav emigres return to Belgrade for the funeral of Mariana, their beautiful compatriot. They called her Esther, for Esther Williams, she was the coxswain for their four-man rowing team, and they each loved her. They'd last seen her in 1953, when they rowed her across the Adriatic, pregnant, to join her exiled father in Italy. In flashbacks we learn the story of their youthful baptism into sex, smoking, rock and roll (Hey Ba-ba-re-bop), Hollywood and Swedish films, blue jeans on the black market, and their rivalry with Ristic, the Communist Party youth leader for whom they had instant antipathy.

Production:

Esplendor

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%