Babel

Babel

143 mins | Drama | Sept. 8, 2006

In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family that ultimately provides solace. In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couples 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.

Babel

143 mins | Drama | Sept. 8, 2006

Babel
In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family that ultimately provides solace. In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couples 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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Paramount, Paramount Vantage, Media Rights Capital, Anonymous Content, Central Films, Babel Productions Inc.
Original title Babel
Directors Alejandro González Iñárritu
Writers Guillermo Arriaga, Alejandro González Iñárritu

Cast

Brad Pitt

as Richard Jones

Cate Blanchett

as Susan Jones

Gael García Bernal

as Santiago

Adriana Barraza

as Amelia

Rinko Kikuchi

as Chieko

Koji Yakusho

as Yasujiro Wataya

Satoshi Nikaido

as Kenji Mamiya

Harriet Walter

as Lilly

Michael Maloney

as James

Dermot Crowley

as Barth

Peter Wight

as Tom

Elle Fanning

as Debbie Jones

Trevor Martin

as Douglas

Aaron D. Spears

as Officer #2

Alex Jennings

as Ken Clifford

Mohamed Akhzam

as Anwar

Matyelok Gibbs

as Elyse

Claudine Acs

as Jane

Michael Peña

as John - Border Patrol

Jamie McBride

as Bill - Border Patrol

Clifton Collins Jr.

as Officer at Border Crossing

Nathan Gamble

as Mike Jones

André Oumansky

as Walter

Wendy Nottingham

as Tourist

Linda Broughton

as Tourist

Lynsey Beauchamp

as Tourist

Aline Mowat

as Tourist

Michel Dubois

as Tourist

Shirley Dixon

as Tourist

Robert Fyfe

as Tourist

Said Tarchani

as Ahmed

Mustapha Rachidi

as Abdullah

Driss Roukhe

as Alarid

Wahiba Sahmi

as Zohra

Fadmael Ouali

as Yasira

Abdelaziz Merzoug

as Waiter Casbah

El Hassan Ait Bablal

as Old Man in Car

Sfia Ait Benboullah

as Anwar's Grandmother

Lhacen Znin

as Store Owner

Emilio Echevarría

as Emilio

Ivor Shier

as Helicopter Pilot

R. D. Call

as FBI Interrogation Officer

Yuko Murata

as Mitsu

Qyoko Kudo

as Mother at Dentist

Barbarella Pardo

as Amelia's Daughter

Cynthia Montaño

as Patricia

Tose Fukuda

as Nurse at Dentist's

Shigemitsu Ogi

as Dentist

Jane Arapawe

as Wedding Guest

Shinji Suzuki

as Takeshi