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Babel - Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Alejandro González Iñárritu
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In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out - detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple's frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Separated by clashing cultures and sprawling distances, each of these four disparate groups of people are nevertheless hurtling towards a shared destiny of isolation and grief.
In the course of just a few days, they will each face the dizzying sensation of becoming profoundly lost - lost in the desert, lost to the world, lost to themselves - as they are pushed to the farthest edges of confusion and fear as well as to the very depths of connection and love.
In this mesmerizing and emotional film, acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu (21 Grams, Amores perros) achieves a range never before seen in his films, in which by making himself invisible, he penetrates the different cultures, shot in three continents, directing actors and non-actors in four languages and making the hyper-realistic world co-habitate with the vision of the world of the imaginary, where sound and music are the emotional narrators. This film brings back the ancient concept of Babel and questions its modern day implications: the mistaken identities, misunderstandings and missed chances for communication that, though often unseen, drive our modern lives. Babel explores the nature of the barriers and misunderstandings that seem to separate humankind.
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- Film travel drama Morocco goat Japan Mexico USA ensemble
Persons of interest
- Cate Blanchett .... Susan
- Brad Pitt .... Richard
- Gael García Bernal .... Santiago
- Jamie McBride .... Bill
- Kôji Yakusho .... Yasujiro
- Lynsey Beauchamp .... Isabel
- Paul Terrell Clayton .... Cop
- Fernandez Mattos Dulce .... Walter's wife
- Nathan Gamble .... Mike
- Adriana Barraza .... Amelia
- Mohammed Bennani .... Surgeon
- Clifton Collins Jr .... Cop
- Elle Fanning .... Debbie
- Rinko Kikuchi .... Chieko
- Guillermo Arriaga .... Screenwriter
- Alejandro González Iñárritu .... Director
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- Awards and film festivals:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2007: Won: Original score; Nominated: Performance by an actress in a supporting role (Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi), Directing, Film editing, Best picture, Original screenplay
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2007: Won: The Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music (Gustavo Santaolalla); Nominated: Film (Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Steve Golin), The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Original Screenplay (Guillermo Arriaga), Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto), Editing (Stephen Mirrione, Douglas Crise), Sound (José García, Jon Taylor, Chris Minkler, Martín Hernández)
- Cannes Film Festival 2006: Won: Prix de la mise en scène, Prix Vulcain de l'Artiste-Technicien (Stephen Mirrione)
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2006: Nominated: Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture (Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi), Best Supporting Actor In A Motion Picture (Brad Pitt), Best Director - Motion Picture (Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu), Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Guillermo Arriaga), Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Gustavo Santaolalla)
- London Film Festival 2006: Closing night gala
- National Board of Review, USA 2006: Won:Top Ten Film, Breakthrough Performance - Female (Rinko Kikuchi)
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 2006: Zabaltegi Perlas/Zabaltegi Pearls
- Screen Actors Guild Awards 2007: Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi), Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Toronto International Film Festival 2006: Gala presentation
- NB: Arabic, Berber, English, Japanese and Spanish languages with English language subtitles
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Theatrical report
Apparently, all men are arseholes. Drunkard, paedophile, sex-mad, gun-crazy rapists with no sense of responsibility. I think that Babel is fiction but it's hard to tell.
Life's a bitch and then they go and extend your life expectancy. Bastards.
Security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Strong sexual references, drug use, violence)
Surveillance time
142 minutes (2:22 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 26 December 2006
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