Babel
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"Babel" is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu that weaves together multiple interconnected stories across different countries. The film explores themes of communication, isolation, and human connection across cultural and language barriers.
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7.2Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.
Released: 2006-10-26143 minDir: Alejandro G. IñárrituDrama
Cast
- Brad Pitt as Richard Jones
- Rinko Kikuchi as Chieko
- Adriana Barraza as Amelia
- Cate Blanchett as Susan Jones
- Satoshi Nikaido as Kenji Mamiya
- Said Tarchani as Ahmed
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- 21 December 2006
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Babel is a 2006 psychological drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. The multi-narrative drama features an ensemble cast and portrays interwoven stories taking place in Morocco, Japan, Mexico, and the United States. An international co-production among companies based in Mexico, the United States and France, the film completes Arriaga and Iñárritu's Death Trilogy, following Amores perros (2000) and 21 Grams (2003).
Babel was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, where González Iñárritu won the Best Director Award. The film was later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. It opened in selected cities in the United States on 27 October 2006, and went into wide release on 10 November 2006. Babel received positive reviews and was a financial success, grossing $135 million worldwide. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and two nominations for Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi). It won the award for Best Original Score (Gustavo Santaolalla).