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Babel (movie)

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Babel
Directed byAlejandro González Iñárritu
Written byGuillermo Arriaga
Based on
An idea
by
  • Guillermo Arriaga
  • Alejandro González Iñárritu
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRodrigo Prieto
Edited by
  • Stephen Mirrione
  • Douglas Crise
Music byGustavo Santaolalla
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 23 May 2006 (2006-05-23) (Cannes)
  • 10 November 2006 (2006-11-10) (United States and Mexico)
Running time
143 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Mexico
  • United States
  • France
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Arabic
  • Japanese
Budget$25 million
Box office$135.3 million

Babel is a 2006 psychological drama movie directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga.[4] The drama shows interwoven stories taking place in Morocco, Japan, Mexico, and the United States. An international co-production among companies based in Mexico, the United States and France, the film completes Arriaga and Iñárritu's Death Trilogy, following Amores perros (2000) and 21 Grams (2003).[5].

It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. It won the award for Best Original Score (Gustavo Santaolalla).

References

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  1. 1 2 "Babel (2006)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. Kay, Jeremy (17 May 2005). "Summit climbs the heights with Cannes slate". Screen International. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. Hunter, Allan (28 May 2006). "Babel". Screen International. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. "Babel (2006)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. Liner notes for the US release of the original soundtrack album (Concord Records catalog number CCD2-30191-2)