Rivers of Babylon (film)

Rivers of Babylon
Directed byVlado Balco
Written byVlado Balco
Marian Urban
Peter Pišťanek (novel Rivers of Babylon)
StarringAndrej Hryc
CinematographyMartin Štrba
Release date
  • 23 April 1998 (1998-04-23)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySlovakia
LanguageSlovak

Rivers of Babylon is a 1998 Slovak comedy film directed by Vlado Balco.[1] The film was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3] The film is based on the 1991 novel of the same name by Peter Pišťanek.

  1. ^ "Rivers of Babylon". Czech Film Database. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.