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‘Babel’: THR’s 2006 Review
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s *Babel*, released in cinemas in October 2006, follows several families whose lives become entangled after a rifle is fired in the Moroccan desert and a tourist is wounded. The film explores how miscommunication, grief and suspicion can turn a single event into an international crisis.
The story moves across Morocco, the United States, Mexico and Japan, linking six families who mostly do not know one another. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael García Bernal lead the ensemble cast; the film received seven Oscar nominations, including best picture, and won for original score.
In short
- A shooting links families across four countries.
- The film examines grief and failed communication.
- *Babel* earned seven Oscar nominations and one win.
Explained simply
Babel is a 2006 drama by Mexican film-maker Alejandro González Iñárritu. It follows families in Morocco, the United States, Mexico and Japan whose lives become connected after a tourist is shot in the Moroccan desert.
The film uses their separate stories to explore how people can struggle to understand one another across languages and cultures. Its cast includes Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael García Bernal; it received seven Oscar nominations and won for its original score.