comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by Vlado Balco. The film was selected as the Slovak entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
71st Academy Awards
The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 1998 in film and took place on March 21, 1999, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The film is based on the 1991 novel of the same name by
Peter Pišťanek
Peter Pišťanek (28 April 1960 – 22 March 2015) was a Slovak writer. He began publishing short stories in the 1980s, and his first novel, ''Rivers of Babylon'', came out in 1991. This was adapted into a film of the same name in 1998 by Vlad ...
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Cast
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Andrej Hryc
Andrej Hryc (30 November 1949 – 31 January 2021) was a Slovak actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1976.Vladimír Hajdu as Video-Urban (as Ady Hajdu)
* Diana Mórová as Silvia
* Barbora Kodetová as Lenka (as Barbara Kodetová)
* Miro Noga as Driver Dula
* Lubo Gregor as Riaditel
See also
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List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
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List of Slovak submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Slovakia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1993. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outsid ...