Babel
If You Want to be Understood... Listen.
Overview
Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.
Backdrop
What makes this movie Worth Watching
Babel explores the post-9/11 anxieties and heightened global interconnectedness felt in the mid-2000s. It reflects a world grappling with fear, cultural misunderstandings, and the far-reaching consequences of isolated events, prompting viewers to consider their place in a globalized and increasingly volatile world.
- The film boasts powerful performances from a diverse cast, including Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Adriana Barraza, effectively conveying the emotional weight of their characters' intertwined experiences.
- Its non-linear narrative structure expertly weaves together seemingly disparate storylines across continents, creating a compelling tapestry of human connection and misunderstanding.
- The film explores profound themes of communication, cultural differences, and the unintended consequences of our actions, prompting viewers to reflect on global interconnectedness and the human condition.
- The visually stunning cinematography captures the beauty and harsh realities of the various locations, enhancing the film's immersive quality and emotional impact.
Fun Facts
- Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu reportedly asked the actors to improvise scenes to create a more natural and authentic feel, particularly with the non-professional actors.
- The film's title, "Babel," refers to the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, where humanity's attempt to reach heaven resulted in a confusion of languages and cultural fragmentation, a central theme of the film.
- The scenes set in Morocco were filmed on location, contributing to the film's authenticity and visual richness.
Available Languages
English
US
Title:
"If You Want to be Understood... Listen."
Deutsch
DE
Title:
"Wenn du gehört werden willst, höre zu!"
Bokmål
NO
Title:
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Türkçe
TR
Title: Babil
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Italiano
IT
Title: Babel
"Se vuoi essere capito... Ascolta"
Český
CZ
Title: Babel
"Opravdové hranice jsou ve skutečnosti uvnitř nás samých."
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Cast
Crew
Reviews
two children changes the fate of 4 families from 3 different continents.
The events of the film begin with a man named Hassan arriving at the house of Abu Abdullah's friend in the desert of Morocco in order to sell him a rifle he received as a gift from a Japanese person. Abu Abdullah was in dire need of a gun in order to hunt the foxes that were eating his sheep
Abu Abdullah has two children, one of whom is called Youssef, and he is very good at shooting a gun. What happened was not taken into account, which is that Youssef and his older brother wanted to conduct an experiment to see if the rifle could be used for long distances, and one of the rifle bullets hit an American tourist by mistake, and America considered it an act of terrorism. This is the summary.
I felt that I was spinning in three continents when the director was changing between one shot and the other, so the film would go from one continent to another. Giving the Japanese tourist the gun to Hassan Al-Maghribi changed the fates of the attitudes of people and countries, so America went to consider the shooting incident of the American tourist as a terrorist act, despite The smoothness of events.
I felt that the game of fate is like Biango, which is the probability that you will be exposed to it 1 percent, but it may happen to you, as it happened to Cate Blanchett through a gift from a Japanese person.
Oscar Awards
Wins
MUSIC (Original Score) - 2006
Gustavo Santaolalla
Nominations
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - 2006
Adriana Barraza
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - 2006
Rinko Kikuchi
DIRECTING - 2006
Alejandro González Iñárritu
FILM EDITING - 2006
Stephen Mirrione, Douglas Crise
BEST PICTURE - 2006
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Steve Golin
WRITING (Original Screenplay) - 2006
Guillermo Arriaga
Media
Teaser
Babel - Trailer
Trailer
Babel [ Trailer 2006 ] [ ENG ] - 1080p