Hey Babu Riba

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Hey Babu Riba

R

Released Sep 18, 1987

1h 52m

Comedy

Drama

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In the wake of the death of his high school coxswain, Mirjana "Esther" Zivkovic (Gala Videnovic), Sacha (Marko Todorovic) reunites with his former rowing teammates in Belgrade and reflects on life as a teenager in 1950s Yugoslavia. Memories return about the rowers' mutual love of American music, and a heated rivalry with a group of pro-communist youths disdainful of their infatuation with Western culture. Over the course of the reunion, each friend speaks also of his own love of Esther.

Walter Goodman

New York Times

... the movie is alive with the energies of an unsettling period and the unsettled young.

Sep 18, 2004

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

What I will say is that the secret is the least of this movie's treasures and provides it with an ending that is tedious with details.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Tasty Yugoslavian mix of politics, nostalgia - and love (plus Esther Williams in "Bathing Beauty"!)

Rated: 4/5

Apr 7, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 23, 2005

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Depicts the impact of American pop culture on four boys growing up in Yugoslavia during the 1950s.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 27, 2004

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(***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Interesting and with a good cast.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Coming of age in a strange and uncertain time and place makes a good story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

An interesting look at life under Communism.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Very unique, beautiful yugoslavian movie, well-acted with great characters

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Jovan Acin

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Gala Videnovic

Mirjana "Ester" Zivkovic

Nebojsa Bakocevic

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Dragan Bjelogrlic

Young Sasa

Relja Basic

Glenn

Marko Todorovic

Sasa

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Synopsis

In the wake of the death of his high school coxswain, Mirjana "Esther" Zivkovic (Gala Videnovic), Sacha (Marko Todorovic) reunites with his former rowing teammates in Belgrade and reflects on life as a teenager in 1950s Yugoslavia. Memories return about the rowers' mutual love of American music, and a heated rivalry with a group of pro-communist youths disdainful of their infatuation with Western culture. Over the course of the reunion, each friend speaks also of his own love of Esther.

Director: Jovan Acin
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: Inex Film, CFS Avala Film, Esplendor, Centar FRZ, Smart Egg Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 1987, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Apr 5, 2005
Runtime: 1h 52m