France / May 23, 2006 / Cannes Film Festival
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2h 23min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gael García Bernal | Santiago |
| Nathan Gamble | Mike Jones |
| Elle Fanning | Debbie Jones |
| Mohamed Akhzam | Anwar |
| Yuko Murata | Mitsu |
| Koji Yakusho | Yasujiro Wataya |
| Mustapha Rachidi | Abdullah |
| Abdelkader Bara | Hassan Ibrahim |
| Driss Roukhe | Alarid |
| Peter Wight | Tom |
| Clifton Collins Jr. | Officer at Border Crossing |
| Robert Esquivel | Luis |
| Michael Peña | John - Border Patrol |
| Harriet Walter | Lilly |
| Michael Maloney | James |
| Dermot Crowley | Barth |
| Trevor Martin | Douglas |
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| Aaron D. Spears | Officer #2 |
| Alex Jennings | Ken Clifford |
| Matyelok Gibbs | Elyse |
| Claudine Acs | Jane |
| Jamie McBride | Bill - Border Patrol |
| Mónica del Carmen | Lucia |
| André Oumansky | Walter |
| Wendy Nottingham | Tourist |
| Linda Broughton | Tourist |
| Lynsey Beauchamp | Tourist |
| Aline Mowat | Tourist |
| Michel Dubois | Tourist |
| Shirley Dixon | Tourist |
| Robert Fyfe | Tourist |
| Wahiba Sahmi | Zohra |
| Fadmael Ouali | Yasira |
| Abdelaziz Merzoug | Waiter Casbah |
| El Hassan Ait Bablal | Old Man in Car |
| Sfia Ait Benboullah | Anwar's Grandmother |
| Lhacen Znin | Store Owner |
| Emilio Echevarría | Emilio |
| Ivor Shier | Helicopter Pilot |
| R. D. Call | FBI Interrogation Officer |
| Qyoko Kudo | Mother at Dentist |
| Barbarella Pardo | Amelia's Daughter |
| Cynthia Montaño | Patricia |
| Tose Fukuda | Nurse at Dentist's |
| Shigemitsu Ogi | Dentist |
| Jane Arapawe | Wedding Guest |
| Shinji Suzuki | Takeshi |
| Shizue Yamamoto | Wife |
| Kaori Shimizu | Volleyball Girl |
| John O'Mahony | Tourist |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Babel |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, English, Español, Français, 日本語, Pусский |
| Production countries | France, Mexico, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Central Films, Zeta Film, Anonymous Content |
| Release date | 26 ottobre 2006 |
| Production | Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Steve Golin, Jon Kilik, Ahmed Abounouom, Norihisa Harada, Tita Lombardo, Kay Ueda, Ann Ruark, Corinne Golden Weber |
| Writer | Guillermo Arriaga, Alejandro G. Iñárritu |
| Editing | Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto |
| Assistant directors | Alejandro G. Iñárritu |
| Camera operators | Rodrigo Prieto |
| Additional photography | Rodrigo Prieto |
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| Production design | Brigitte Broch, Rika Nakanishi, Yoshihito Akatsuka, Richie Adams |
| Art direction | Rika Nakanishi, Brigitte Broch, Yoshihito Akatsuka, Richie Adams |
| Set decoration | Yoshihito Akatsuka, Brigitte Broch, Rika Nakanishi, Richie Adams |
| Stunts | Adrián Rivera Oliver, Alfredo Ramírez, Joel Proust, Cedric Proust, Tomás Guzmán, Ignacio Arteaga Cortez, Gerardo Albarrán, Younes Afroukh |
| Music | Gustavo Santaolalla, Martín Hernández, Roland N. Thai, José Antonio García |
| Sound | Gustavo Santaolalla, Martín Hernández, Roland N. Thai, José Antonio García |
| Costume design | Michael Wilkinson, Miwako Kobayashi, Gabriela Diaque, Mariko Tanaka, Alessandro Bertolazzi |
| Makeup | Mariko Tanaka, Alessandro Bertolazzi, Michael Wilkinson, Miwako Kobayashi, Gabriela Diaque |
| Hairstyling | Michael Wilkinson, Mariko Tanaka, Miwako Kobayashi, Gabriela Diaque, Alessandro Bertolazzi |
| Budget | 25.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 135.330.835 € |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Sep 01, 2006 / Telluride Film Festival
Canada / Sep 09, 2006 / 18A / Toronto International Film Festival
Romania / Oct 26, 2006 / 18
Limited release
Finland / Oct 26, 2006 / K-16
Theatrical release
Brazil / Oct 26, 2006 / 16
Italy / Oct 27, 2006 / T
Sweden / Oct 27, 2006 / 11
United States / Oct 27, 2006 / R
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Greece / Nov 02, 2006 / 16
Netherlands / Nov 02, 2006 / 12
Mexico / Nov 10, 2006 / B-15
France / Nov 15, 2006 / TP
Norway / Nov 17, 2006 / 15
Germany / Dec 21, 2006 / 16
Australia / Dec 26, 2006 / MA15+
Portugal / Dec 28, 2006 / M/12
Spain / Dec 29, 2006 / 16
Ireland / Jan 19, 2007 / 16
United Kingdom / Jan 19, 2007 / 15
Czechia / Feb 22, 2007 / 15
South Korea / Feb 22, 2007 / 18
Japan / Apr 28, 2007 / PG12
Digital
Poland / Oct 13, 2006 / 16
Hungary / Feb 08, 2007 / 16
France / Jul 04, 2007 / VOD
Physical media
United States / Feb 20, 2007 / R / Blu-ray / HD-DVD / DVD
Mexico / Apr 06, 2007 / B-15 / Standard & Paramount Vantage 2-Disc Collector's Edition DVD
France / Jun 04, 2007 / DVD
Germany / Jul 04, 2007 / 16 / DVD
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Netherlands / Oct 11, 2007 / 12 / DVD
TV
Netherlands / Jan 01, 2010 / 12 / Nederland 1
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