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Hey Babu Riba

Original title: Bal na vodi
  • 19851985
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
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7.7/10
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Hey Babu Riba (1985)
DramaRomance
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 th... Read allIn 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... Read allIn 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 flashback... Read all
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    • Jovan Acin
    • Jovan Acin
  • Stars
    • Gala Videnovic
    • Relja Basic
    • Nebojsa Bakocevic
    • Jovan Acin
    • Jovan Acin
  • Stars
    • Gala Videnovic
    • Relja Basic
    • Nebojsa Bakocevic
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    • 7Critic reviews
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    Gala Videnovic
    • Mirjana 'Ester' Zivkovic
    Relja Basic
    Relja Basic
    • Glenn
    Nebojsa Bakocevic
    • Young Glenn
    Marko Todorovic
    • Sasa
    Dragan Bjelogrlic
    Dragan Bjelogrlic
    • Young Sasa
    Milos Zutic
    • Kica
    Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic
    Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic
    • Young Kica
    • (as Srdjan Todorovic)
    Djordje Nenadovic
    • Pop Popovic
    • (as George Heston)
    Goran Radakovic
    • Young Pop
    Milan Strljic
    • Young Ristic
    Dragomir Bojanic-Gidra
    • 'Joe' Ristic
    • (as Anthony Gidra)
    Ljubisa Samardzic
    Ljubisa Samardzic
    • Glenn's father
    Ruzica Sokic
    • Kica's mother
    Spela Rozin
    Spela Rozin
    Danica Maksimovic
    • Rada Svercerka (black market)
    Tatjana Lukjanova
    • Liza, Sasa's grandmother
    Rade Markovic
    Rade Markovic
    • Dr. Svetislav Popovic, Pop's father
    Petar Banicevic
    • Mayor Aleksa Zivkovic, Ester's father
      • Jovan Acin
      • Jovan Acin
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    • Trivia
      As of 2016 it was included in the #100 Serbian movies list (1911-1999) and protected as cultural heritage of great importance.
    • Connections
      Features Summer Interlude (1951)

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    7/10
    Intriguing Yugoslavian coming-of-age film, some problems with subtitles and plot
    "Hey Babu Riba" is a film about a young woman, Mariana (nicknamed "Esther" after a famous American movie star), and four young men, Glenn, Sacha, Kicha, and Pop, all perhaps 15-17 years old in 1953 Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The five are committed friends and crazy about jazz, blue jeans, or anything American it seems.

    The very close relationship of the teenagers is poignant, and ultimately a sacrifice is willingly made to try to help one of the group who has fallen on unexpected difficulties. In the wake of changing communist politics, they go their separate ways and reunite in 1985 (the year before the film was made).

    I enjoyed the film with some reservations. The subtitles for one thing were difficult. Especially in the beginning, there were a number of dialogues which had no subtitles at all. Perhaps the conversational pace required it, but I couldn't always both read the text and absorb the scene, which caused me to not always understand which character was involved. I watched the movie (a video from our public library) with a friend, and neither of us really understood part of the story about acquiring streptomycin for a sick relative.

    This Yugoslavian coming of age film effectively conveyed the teenagers' sense of invulnerability, idealism, and strong and loyal bonds to each other. There is a main flashforward, and it was intriguing, keeping me guessing until the end as to who these characters were vis-a-vis the 1953 cast, and what had actually happened.

    I would rate it 7 out of 10, and would like to see other films by the director, Jovan Acin (1941-1991).
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    • Oct 6, 2000

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      • October 24, 1985 (Yugoslavia)
      • Yugoslavia
      • Italian
      • Serbo-Croatian
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      • Avala Film
      • Centar Film
      • Esplendor
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
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