A tragic accident's scope expands, catching four groups of people on three continents in its terrible grip. (Learn more)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal (View All)
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Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal
The tragic aftermath of human carelessness travels around the world in this multi-narrative drama from filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu. Richard (Brad Pitt) and Susan (Cate Blanchett) are a couple from the United States who have traveled to Morocco in Northern Africa on a vacation after the death of one of their children has sent Susan into a deep depression. Richard and Susan's other two children have been left in the care of Amelia (Adriana Barraza), their housekeeper. Amelia is originally from Mexico, and her oldest son is getting married in Tijuana. Unable to find someone who can watch the kids, or to obtain permission to take the day off, Amelia takes the children with her as she travels across the border for the celebration. Around the same time, in Morocco a poor farmer buys a hunting rifle, and he gives it to his sons to scare off the predatory animals that have been thinning out their goat herd. The boys decide to test the weapon's range by shooting at a bus far away; the shot hits Susan in the shoulder, and soon she's bleeding severely, while police are convinced the attack is the work of terrorists. In Japan, Chieko (Rinko Kikuchi) is a teenage deaf-mute whose mother recently committed suicide. This despairing, confused girl experiences such rage and frustration that she causes her volleyball team to lose a match, and later yanks her underwear off and begins exposing herself to boys in a crowded restaurant. Chieko's father then struggles to reach past the emotional distance which separates him and his daughter. Babel earned Alejandro González Iñárritu the prize for Best Director at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
10/27/06
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use
Running Time
142 mins.
Locations
- Morocco
Language
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Japanese
- Spanish
Box Office Total
$34,300,771
Awards
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Austin Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 2006 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Ensemble Acting award at the 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Producer of the Year award at the 2006 Producers Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Breakthrough Performer award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Ensemble Acting award at the 2006 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 2006 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Most Promising Performer award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Score award at the 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2006 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Winner of the Best Edited Dramatic Feature award at the 2006 American Cinema Editors Guild [Festiva Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 San Francisco Film Critics Circle [Fes Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction in a Contemporary Film award at the 2006 Art Directors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Film Music award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Online [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 Writers Guild of America [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Music Score award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Costumes in a Contemporary Film award at the 2006 Costume Guild Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Score award at the 2006 San Diego Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Score award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Breakthrough Performance by an Actress award at the 2006 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Utah Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture - Drama award at the 2006 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Las Vegas Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion award at the 2006 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Ensemble award at the 2006 San Diego Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Soundtrack award at the 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Association, Southeastern Film Critics Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound award at the 2006 Satellite Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2006 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
Distributor
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Paramount Vantage
