Hey Babu Riba
English-language theatrical poster
Directed by	Jovan Aćin
Produced by	Dragoljub Popović
Written by	Jovan Aćin
Starring	Gala Videnović
Music by	Zoran Simjanović
Cinematography	Tomislav Pinter
Editing by	Snežana Ivanović
Distributed by	Orion Pictures (US)
Release date(s)	1985
Running time	112 min
Country	Yugoslavia
Language	Serbo-Croatian

Hey Babu Riba (Serbo-Croatian: Bal na vodi / Бал на води) is a 1987 Yugoslavian romantic-drama film directed by Jovan Aćin. The screenplay is by Jovan Aćin, from the memories of Petar Janković, George Zecevic and Mr. Aćin with music by Zoran Simjanović.

[edit] Plot

Evidently part of the story is based on Radomir Perica's life events who is jailed for getting and flaunting a Mickey Mouse tattoo. The title Hey Babu Riba seems to come from Lionel Hampton's Hey Ba Ba Re-Bop. Esther's character is an homage to Esther Williams whose music from Bathing Beauty is a main tune in the movie. There is also Comin' Round the Mountain sung in Serbo-Croatian.

[edit] Cast

Esther ... Gala Videnović

Glen ... Nebojša Bakočević and Relja Bašić (as older man)

Sacha ... Dragan Bjelogrlić and Marko Todorović (as older man)

Kica ... Srđan Todorović and Miloš Žutić (as older man)

Pop ... Goran Radaković and Đorđe Nenadović (as older man)

Rile ... Milan Štrljić and Dragomir Bojanić Gidra (as older man)

[edit] External links

• Hey Babu Riba at the Internet Movie Database
• [1] - Roger Ebert
• [2] Hey Babu Riba Capsule, Jonathan Rosenbaum, The Chicago Reader