Babel (movie)

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

  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)