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Hey Babu Riba

R Released Sep 18, 1987 1h 52m Comedy Drama List
60% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
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.

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Walter Goodman New York Times ... the movie is alive with the energies of an unsettling period and the unsettled young. Sep 18, 2004 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 23, 2005 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member (***): [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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member An interesting look at life under Communism. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Very unique, beautiful yugoslavian movie, well-acted with great characters Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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