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Babel

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Rinko Kikuchi, Kôji Yakusho, Adriana Barraza, Elle Fanning

(Paramount Vantage, 2006) Rated: R

US DVD release date: 20 February 2007 (Paramount)
UK DVD release date: 7 May 2007

[27 October 2006]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

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Associated by instances of violence, the stories in Babel all concern children caught up in circumstances beyond their easy comprehension, while adults struggle to maintain some semblance of illusory order.

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