It's Better to Be Healthy and Wealthy than Poor and Sick (1992)

Directed by Juraj Jakubisko1h 48mComedy,Drama

A satiric tragi-comedy about two women and their lover Robert who is an emigrant that keeps coming back. This film shows chaotic post-communist Europe after the fall of totalitarianism. Two opposite characters, women, meet during the Velvet Revolution in November 1989. Intellectual dissident Nona and a Communist secret police boss’ mistress Ester. They meet at an anti-regime demonstration and become friends. They don’t want anything to do with politics, both want to get married and have kids, but also get rich. Crazy plans and risky attempts to realize their shared dreams land them in many sticky situations in the post-revolution chaos. Too much money gets in the way of the power of friendship.

Rated

12+

Year

1992

Country

Language

Slovak

Release date

11 September 1992

TMDB

5.4 (10)

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