Hey Babu Riba

REVIEW
Set in 1950s Yugoslavia, this charming and funny film recounts the days of innocence of four close friends and rowing partners who all fall in love with the same girl, their beautiful blonde coxswain. The young girl, flattered by all of the attention, likes them all and wishes to remain friends but rejects their advances only to unwisely fall in love with an ambitious member of the Communist Party. A decidedly different coming-of-age film: one that explores the tender pain of first love and the bonds of loyal friendship, yet set against the political turmoil of a recently formed Communist government. (Serbo-Croatian with English subtitles)