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Babies

Original title: Bébé(s)
  • 2010
  • PG
  • 1h 19m
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7.0/10
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Babies (2010)
A look at one year in the life of four babies living on different continents.
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A look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo.A look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo.A look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo.

  • Director
    • Thomas Balmès
  • Writers
    • Alain Chabat
    • Thomas Balmès
  • Stars
    • Bayar
    • Hattie
    • Mari
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    7.0/10
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    • Director
      • Thomas Balmès
    • Writers
      • Alain Chabat
      • Thomas Balmès
    • Stars
      • Bayar
      • Hattie
      • Mari
    • 36User reviews
    • 111Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Bayar
    • Self
    Hattie
    • Self
    Mari
    • Self
    Tarererua
    • Self - Ponijao's Mother
    Hindere
    • Self - Ponijao's Father
    Seiko
    • Self - Mari's Mother
    Fumito
    • Self - Mari's Father
    Susie
    • Self - Hattie's Mother
    Frazer
    • Self - Hattie's Father
    Mandakh
    • Self - Bayar's Mother
    Purev
    • Self - Bayar's Father
    Ponijao
    • Self
    • Director
      • Thomas Balmès
    • Writers
      • Alain Chabat
      • Thomas Balmès
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Shot over 400 days over a period of two years.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: A Nightmare on Elm Street/The City of Your Final Destination/Please Give/Harry Brown/Sita Sings the Blues (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Tsagaan Suvarga
      (a.k.a White Stupa)

      Composed by Jantsannorov Natsaglin

      Recorded at Mongol Radio Music Studio

      Alaanbaatar - Mongolia

      © Jantsannorov Natsaglin

    User reviews36

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    7/10
    It's a Small World After All
    When "Babies" comes out on DVD, it will be the perfect baby shower present for any parents-to-be. From the opening sequence with its variety of birth preparations, delivery environments, and the way that different cultures welcome new life, the viewer is given rare glimpses of a beginning. From there the filmmaker features the developing personalities of the respective babies.

    The Mongolian baby is swaddled and often left alone with the occasional rooster and later toddles along alone among the cattle. His big brother is a bully, but he learns to stand on his own.

    In Namibia, the baby is immediately socialized with other babies and children. The community of mothers share nipples, grooming, and other responsibilities, but mostly seem willing to let the babies learn their own lessons in their own ways. Not only do we see babies eating just about anything discovered on the ground, or crawling through the dusty plains, but we also enjoy their wild joy during play or dance.

    The temper-tantrum of the Japanese toddler was one of the most delightful segments of "Babies". The little girl's world, carefully observed from her first moments, is nurtured by devoted urban parents whose world view is from a tall apartment building.

    Born to earthy San Franciscan parents, the American baby is the center of her parent's universe. Her world is full of books, pets and parks. Some might consider her over-indulged, but her parents seem mellow and mature as they prepare their daughter for a future that she'll share with children from Namimbia, Mongolia, Tokyo, and every other global neighborhood.

    I appreciated many moments during the many vignettes that linked developmental milestones of the four babies. The film demonstrated how much more alike we all once were before we learned to abide by this ideology, or that cultural construct. Whether our nourishment comes from a disemboweled goat, a cardboard box, or a farmer's market, we all require a connection with something grander and greater than ourselves.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 7, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Mongolian
    • Also known as
      • Những Em Bé
    • Filming locations
      • Bayanchandmani, Töv Aimag, Mongolia
    • Production companies
      • Canal+
      • Chez Wam
      • StudioCanal
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,320,323
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,160,460
      • May 9, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,219,306
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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