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Babel (2006)

R  143 min  -  Drama   -  10 November 2006 (USA)
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Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Pitt ...
Cate Blanchett ...
Mohamed Akhzam Mohamed Akhzam ...
Peter Wight ...
Tom
Harriet Walter ...
Trevor Martin Trevor Martin ...
Matyelok Gibbs Matyelok Gibbs ...
Georges Bousquet Georges Bousquet ...
Claudine Acs Claudine Acs ...
André Oumansky André Oumansky ...
Michael Maloney Michael Maloney ...
Dermot Crowley Dermot Crowley ...
Wendy Nottingham Wendy Nottingham ...
Tourist #1
Henry Maratray Henry Maratray ...
Tourist #2
Linda Broughton Linda Broughton ...
Tourist #3
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Storyline

4 interlocking stories all connected by a single gun all converge at the end and reveal a complex and tragic story of the lives of humanity around the world and how we truly aren't all that different. In Morocco, a troubled married couple are on vacation trying to work out their differences. Meanwhile, a Moroccan herder buys a rifle for his sons so they can keep the jackals away from his herd. A girl in Japan dealing with rejection, the death of her mother, the emotional distance of her father, her own self-consciousness, and a disability among many other issues, deals with modern life in the enormous metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. Then, on the opposite side of the world the married couple's Mexican nanny takes the couple's 2 children with her to her son's wedding in Mexico, only to come into trouble on the return trip. Combined, it provides a powerful story and an equally... Written by Mac  

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Plot Keywords:

Children | Rifle | Morocco | Mexican | Mexico  | See more »

Taglines:

Pain is universal... But so is hope. See more »

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

France | USA | Mexico

Language:

English | Arabic | Spanish | Japanese | Berber languages | French (only a few words) | Russian | Japanese Sign Language

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Bábel See more »

Filming Locations:

Azabu-Juban, Tokyo, Japan See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$389,351 (USA) (29 October 2006) (7 Screens)

Gross:

$132,700,000 (Worldwide)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Only Richard and Susan's segment was shot on 16 mm film; the rest of the movie was shot on 35 mm. In the scene where the helicopter finally arrives at the village, there is a slight pause as the 35 mm format kicks in. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Santiago is made to go out of the car at the border crossing, it's dawn light outside. When he gets back into the car and in the following scenes, it's night again. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Hassan: It's almost new. Three hundred cartridges. The guy who gave it to me said you can hit as far as three kilometers.
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Connections

Featured in "Zomergasten: Episode #20.6" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"El Tamarindo"
Los Incomparables
Elisco Herrara Junco
Editorial Musical Musart, S.A. de C.V. See more »