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Babel (2006) In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families

Babel (2006)

In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family that ultimately provides solace. In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couples frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Separated by clashing cultures and sprawling distances, each of these four disparate groups of people are nevertheless hurtling towards a shared destiny of isolation and grief.

Cast:
Richard: Brad Pitt
Susan: Cate Blanchett
Anwar: Mohamed Akhzam
Tom: Peter Wight
Lilly: Harriet Walter
Douglas: Trevor Martin
Elyse: Matyelok Gibbs
Robert: Georges Bousquet
Jane: Claudine Acs
Walter: André Oumansky
James: Michael Maloney
Barth: Dermot Crowley
Tourist: Robert Fyfe
Tourist (as Lindsey Beauchamp): Lynsey Beauchamp
Waiter Casbah: Abdelaziz Merzoug
Bus Driver: Omar El Mallouli
Old Man in Car: El Hassan Ait Bablal
Anwar's Grandmother: Sfia Ait Benboullah
Doctor - Vet: Hammou Aghrar
Sheik: Mohamed Ait Lahcen
Moukadem: Ali Hamadi
Store Owner: Lhacen Znin
Mohammed: Mustapha Amhita
Mohammed's Friend (as Mohammed Amal El Koussi): Mohammed Amal El Koussi
Mohammed's Friend: Rahmoune Abdelhalim
Yamile: Soukayna Ait Boufakri
Police at Anwar's: Khouyael Houssein
Ken Clifford: Alex Jennings
Helicopter Pilot: Ivor Shier
US Army Medic: Timothy Peter Buxton
US Army Medic (as Dr. Mohammed Ourjdal): Mohammed Ourjdal
Reporter - US News (as Aimée Meditz): Aimee Meditz
Moroccan Doctor: Mohammed Bennani
Yussef: Boubker Ait El Caid
Ahmed: Said Tarchani
Abdullah: Mustapha Rachidi
Alarid: Driss Roukhe
Zohra: Wahiba Sahmi
Yasira: Fadmael Ouali
Jamila: Zahra Ahkouk
Hassan: Abdelkader Bara
Hassan's Wife: Ehou Mama
Abdullah's 2-Year-Old Son: Rida Taya
Moroccan Police Officer: Mohamed Atkliss
Amelia: Adriana Barraza
Debbie Jones: Elle Fanning
Mike Jones: Nathan Gamble
Santiago: Gael García Bernal
Lucia: Mónica Del Carmen
Comadre: Rosa Reyes
Luis: Robert 'Bernie' Esquivel
Lucio: Damian Garcia
Amelia's Daughter: Úrsula García
Patricia: Cynthia Montaño
Patricia's Mother: Maripaz Lopez
Tambora Band: Pedro Cuota
Tambora Band (as Enrique Garcia Contreras): Enrique García Contreras
Musician: Romeo Echeverria Jimenez El Gitano
Wedding Band: Efrain Gonzalez
Patricia's Grandmother: Claudia Silvia Mendoza
Patricia's Aunt: Norma Samarin
Jacinto: Polo Nuño
Amelia's Grandfather: Jose Campas Agiñaga
Amelia's Father: Miguel Maldonado Tinoco
Amelia's Mother: Rosa Campos Maldonado
Emilio: Emilio Echevarría
Officer at Border Crossing: Clifton Collins Jr.
Officer #2 (as Aaron Spears): Aaron D. Spears
Bill - Border Patrol: Jamie McBride
John - Border Patrol: Michael Peña
FBI Interrogation Officer: R.D. Call
Chieko Wataya: Rinko Kikuchi
Yasujiro Wataya: Kôji Yakusho
Mitsu: Yuko Murata
Teammate: Miyuki Tamada
Referee: Takanobu Imaizumi
Volleyball Coach: Koji Yoshida
J-Pop Hostess: Saki Kito
J-Pop Waitress: Ran Saotome
Kumiko: Sanae Miura
Young Man: Kazunori Sasaki
Shocked Young Man: Ryoji Takiguchi
Young Man's Friend: Hiroshi Yazaki
J-Pop Special: Koji Morisawa
Receptionist: Sumire Matsumura
Mother at Dentist (as Kyoko Saito): Qyoko Kudo
Daughter at Dentist: Hazuki Saito
Son at Dentist: Yu Tanabe
Patient: Kiichiro Kawauchi
Dentist: Shigemitsu Ogi
Nurse at Dentist's: Tose Fukuda
Kenji: Satoshi Nikaido
Hamano: Kazunori Tozawa
Doorman: Jun'ichi Hayakawa
Haruki: Nobushige Suematsu
Takeshi: Shinji Suzuki
Chieko's Girlfriend: Kimi Unno
Kazuma: Kazuma Yamane
Haruki's Friend: Keita Kanegae
Chieko's Boyfriend: Daiki Inoue
Club DJ: Shin'ichi Ôsawa
Dancer - Club: Motomi Kobayashi
Bartender: Akira Matsuda
Wife: Shizue Yamamoto
Chieko's Teammate: Sayaka Shimizu
Babel Volleyball Girl: Kaori Shimizu
Tap Dancer: Takayuki Matsumoto
Member of the Theatrical Company: Yuji Inanobe
Member of the Theatrical Company (as Kiyomi Ensou): Kiyomi Ensô
Japanese Man: Yoshi Ando
Wedding Guest: Jane Arapawe
Bikini Model in TV Commercial: Ayaka Komatsu
Japanese Guy: Masami Kosaka
Self (archive footage): Princess Margaret
(voice): Linda Sans
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Written by: Guillermo Arriaga, Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Production: Anonymous Content, Central Films, Zeta Film, MRC

Release date: 10 Nov 2006

Box Office: $34,302,837
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