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Babel (2006) -- Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.
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Babel (2006) -- Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.
Babel (2006) -- Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.

Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   79,408 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Guillermo Arriaga (written by)
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Release Date:
10 November 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
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Plot:
Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 27 wins & 75 nominations more
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(156 articles)
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User Comments:
A Bit Of Teaching, A Lot Of Preaching, Oodles of Talent more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Babel (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use.
Runtime:
143 min
Country:
France | USA | Mexico
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
Azabu-Juban, Tokyo, Japan more

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Trivia:
Actress Adriana Barraza, in real life, has had a long history of heart problems including two minor heart attacks. Despite this, she still insisted on carrying co-star Elle Fanning around in the desert for the two days of filming of Amelia walking in the desert with Mike and Debbie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The tour guide's badge which is around his neck inside the village house disappears when he goes outside. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Hassan: It's almost new. Three hundred cartridges. The guy who gave it to me said you can hit as far as three kilometers.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Iguazu more

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92 out of 160 people found the following comment useful:-
A Bit Of Teaching, A Lot Of Preaching, Oodles of Talent, 2 March 2007
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Author: mjstellman from An Anglo In Italy

I loved "Amores Perros" It was revolutionary in so many ways and smelled like the real thing even if I couldn't quite put my finger as to what the real thing really was. "21 Grams" had gigantic intentions and superb performances but didn't feel quite revolutionary because we had kind of seen it before - and better - in "Amores Perros". Now "Babel" and, my goodness, the first thing that comes to mind is, what an extraordinary filmmaker Inarritu really is. I suspect that his universe, even if it feels infinite, it is framed - beautifully so - between the walls of biblical references. His methods may be way ahead of the times but the roots are as ancestral as fire itself. I'm not sure where I want to go with all this but the question is, Inarritu is taking me places and that's what I long for in a filmmaker. He's not taking any of us for granted and I'm very grateful for that. His movies are experiences and I for one can't wait for the next one.

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