It's Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill

It's Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill (Lepší je být bohatý a zdravý než chudý a nemocný) is a 1992 Czech film directed by Juraj Jakubisko.^[1][2]

It’s better to be wealthy and healthy than poor and ill
Lepší je být bohatý a zdravý než chudý a nemocný
Directed by	Juraj Jakubisko
Written by	Juraj Jakubisko
Produced by	Deana Horváthová
Starring	Deana Horváthová Dagmar Veškrnová Juraj Kukura Vilma Jamnická Ľubomír Paulovič V. D. Hoai Phuong Karin Haydu
Cinematography	Viktor Růžička
Music by	Jiří Bulis Miloš Krkoška
Production companies	Jakubisko film, Czech Television
Distributed by	Mirofilm
Release date	11 November 1992 (1992-11-11)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Languages	Czech Slovak

Synopsis

A satiric tragi-comedy about two women and their lover, Robert, who is an emigrant that keeps coming back. This film shows the chaotic post-communist Europe.

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.

Awards

1993: Golden Dolphin at the Tróia International Film Festival^[3]