Hey Babu Riba
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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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Cast
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Gala Videnović
Ester
Also in
Black Wedding
Vuk Karadžić
Nebojša Bakočević
Glen
Also in
The Forgotten Ones
The Fall of Rock and Roll
Jovan Acin
Petar Jankovic
Dragan Bjelogrlić
Saša
Known for
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
The Wounds
Dragoljub Popovic
Srđan 'Žika' Todorović
Kića
Known for
A Serbian Film
Black Cat, White Cat
Djordje Zecevic
Goran Radaković
Pop
Known for
Strawberries in the Supermarket
King of the Belgians
Marko Todorovic
Sasa
Milan Štrljić
Rile
Known for
Murina
Balkan Spy
Dragan Bjelogrlic
Young Sasa
Jovan Aćin Director
United States release September 18, 1987 · Produced in United Kingdom, Serbia · Production Avala film, Inex film
Production
Smart Egg Pictures
Production
Avala film
Production
Inex film
Production
Centar film
Production
Esplendor
Production
CFS Avala Film
Production
United Kingdom · Serbia
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Languages
Original title
Bal na vodi
Original language
Serbo-Croatian
Spoken on screen
Serbian
Release dates
Serbia · October 23, 1985
Theatrical
United States · September 18, 1987
Limited theatrical
Canada
September 11, 1987 · Toronto Film Festival
Sweden
February 2, 1987 · Göteborg Film Festival
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