Babylon XX
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36% Critic Match

Babylon XX

3.6 / 10 1980 1h 35mNR Ukrainian
Drama

Storyline

The new reality changes the usual life in the village of Babylon. Attempts to communize the small town are met with resistance from the rich people living in the town. The Red Army finally puts down the resistance. Amidst the resistance philosopher Fabian returns to Babylon and tries to prevent bloodshed, but he meets a tragic fate.

Cast & Crew

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Fabian

Lead
Lyubov Polishchuk

Lyubov Polishchuk

Malva

Les Serdyuk

Les Serdyuk

Danko

Yaroslav Havryliuk

Yaroslav Havryliuk

Lukian

Taisiya Lytvynenko

Taisiya Lytvynenko

Prisia

Boryslav Brondukov

Boryslav Brondukov

Yavtushok

Lyudmila Chinshevaya

Lyudmila Chinshevaya

Darynka

Anatoli Khostikoyev

Anatoli Khostikoyev

poet Volodya Yavorskyi

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ivan Mykolaichuk's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Babylon XX is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker