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Babel (2006)
7.6
Ratings: 7.6/10 from 127,190 users
Metascore:
69/100
Reviews: 869 user | 275 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com
Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families. Director:Alejandro González Iñárritu |
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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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Pain is universal... But so is hope. See more »Genres:
DramaMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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English | Arabic | Spanish | Japanese | Berber languages | French (only a few words) | Russian | Japanese Sign LanguageRelease Date:
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Bábel See more »Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$389,351 (USA) (29 October 2006) (7 Screens)Gross:
$132,700,000 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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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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Chavela Vargas
Frank Dominguez
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The shallow depth of field in Chieko's sequences is a nod to the photography of Mona Kuhn. Most of Kuhn's photos have shallow focus, a concept used by the filmmakers to emphasize Chieko's deafness and isolation. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Chieko and Detective Mamiya are out on the balcony, there are no buildings close to hers when he is looking at the view they have from above the 30th floor. Later Chieko is on the balcony, nude, and her father comes to comfort her. As the movie ends, a long shot of their balcony is shown from their balcony's height and there are two buildings, one the same height, and one taller, right next to theirs that were not there earlier. 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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"Tu Me Acostumbraste"Chavela Vargas
Frank Dominguez
Editorial Mexicana de Musica Internacional, S.A.
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