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Babylon A.D.
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Babylon A.D. is a 2008 English-language action science fiction film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, who also served as producer and co-writer alongside Éric Besnard. The screenplay is based on a work by Maurice G. Dantec. The cast includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry, and Gérard Depardieu. Cinematography was handled by Thierry Arbogast, with music composed by Atli Örvarsson. The production involved companies such as Canal+, 20th Century Studios, and StudioCanal, originating from France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Filming took place in Prague, Czech Republic, with the narrative set in New York City. The film has a runtime of 101 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. It was distributed by StudioCanal and Netflix via video on demand. The movie generated a box office revenue of $72,109,200 against a budget of $70,000,000. Critical reception included a Metascore of 26 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 7%.
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5.7A veteran-turned-mercenary is hired to take a young woman with a secret from post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to New York City.
Cast
- Vin Diesel as Toorop
- Mélanie Thierry as Aurora
- Lambert Wilson as Dr. Arthur Darquandier
- Charlotte Rampling as CEO of Noelite Church
- Michelle Yeoh as Sister Rebeka
- Gérard Depardieu as Gorsky
Themes
- future
- baby
- smuggling (contraband)
- submarine
- pregnancy
- dystopia
- prosecution
- mercenary
- protection
- moral conflict
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Ratings
IMDb
5.5/10
100,038 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
7%
Metacritic
26/100
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mathieu Kassovitz
- Screenplay by
- Mathieu Kassovitz Éric Besnard
- Based on
- Babylon Babies , by Maurice G. Dantec
- Produced by
- Ilan Goldman
- Starring
- Vin Diesel Michelle Yeoh Mélanie Thierry Lambert Wilson Mark Strong
- Cinematography
- Thierry Arbogast
- Edited by
- Benjamin Weill
- Music by
- Atli Örvarsson
- Production companies
- StudioCanal MNP Entreprise M6 Films One Race Films Dune Entertainment
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox (International) StudioCanal (France)
- Release date
- 29 August 2008 ( 2008-08-29 )
- Running time
- 101 minutes (France) 90 minutes (United Kingdom)
- Countries
- France United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $60–70 million
- Box office
- $72.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mathieu Kassovitz
- Screenwriter
- Éric Besnard
- Composer
- Atli Örvarsson
- Producer
- Mathieu Kassovitz
- Production company
- StudioCanal
- Cinematographer
- Thierry Arbogast
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Prague
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 726087
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.babylonadmovie.com
Show 6 more facts
- publication date
- 2008-09-11
- title
- Babylon A.D.
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Maurice G. Dantec
- box office
- 72000000
- review score
- 26/100
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
Babylon A.D. is a 2008 science-fiction action film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and written by Kassovitz and Éric Besnard, based on the 1999 novel Babylon Babies. It stars Vin Diesel as a mercenary tasked with smuggling a superintelligent young woman named Aurora to America. The cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson and Mark Strong. It was an international co-production between France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The film was released in France on August 29, 2008, by StudioCanal. It received negative reviews from critics, and failed to meet commercial expectations, grossing $72 million against a $60–70 million budget. Kassovitz disowned the finished film, claiming that 20th Century Fox had interfered throughout production and that the film did not represent his intended vision.
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