Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Babel

7.5

Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, which jump starts an interlocking story involving four different families.

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Main Cast: Brad Pitt, Gael García Bernal, Cate Blanchett, Adriana Barraza
Soundtrack: Gustavo Santaolalla
Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
Screenplay: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga

Cinema Premiere: January 19, 2007

Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

9 foreign reviews of Babel (2006)

1. Aftonbladet

10 / 10

Translated from swedish: Physical touch becomes more important than words. Iñárritu illustrates this in memorable scenes that alternate between the stark silence in the eyes of Morocco and the blinding lights and images of a nightclub in Japan.
- Jens Peterson
Swedish: aftonbladet.se »
2. Kommunalarbetaren

10 / 10

Translated from swedish: Good storytelling in parallel stories that inevitably intertwine with each other.
- Catarina Johansson Junttila
Swedish: ka.se »
3. Moviezine

9 / 10

Translated from swedish: Iñárritu concludes his trilogy of films that revolve around several stories that are interconnected in one way or another. "Babel" is the strongest entry that does not shy away from the darkness and heaviness of the two previous parts, but also instills in the viewer a sense of hope for forgiveness and redemption. A fantastic film.
- Kim Nilsson
Swedish: moviezine.se »
4. Ciné

9 / 10

Translated from swedish: It is gripping, it is moving – it is film at its very best.
- Mike Stranéus
Swedish: cine.se »
5. Svenska Dagbladet

8.3 / 10

Translated from swedish: Compassionate, beautiful, brutal
- Karoline Eriksson
Swedish: svd.se »
6. Nöjesguiden

8.3 / 10

Translated from swedish: In a film that is clearly critical of the USA, it is absurd that the American individual is still always angelically blonde, naively innocent, and burdened by a secret sorrow.
- Johanna Koljonen
Swedish: ng.se »
7. Expressen

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: The furious intensity of Iñárritu remains, but is complemented by a sort of unbearable calm. There is a painful realization that existence has many deserts to get lost in.
- Bernt Eklund
Swedish: expressen.se »
8. Russin

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: Film is about creating emotions, not just arguing, as we know. "Babel" may fall within the realm of cinema verité or neorealism for our time, but for that, one does not have to compromise on the artistic whole.
- Johan Lindahl
Swedish: russin.nu »
9. Sydsvenskan

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: A shooting against an American tourist on a bus in Morocco has nothing to do with terrorism. However, the infected political climate leads to the news being immediately broadcast around the world with a terrorist angle.
- Annika Gustafsson
Swedish: sydsvenskan.se »