Babel - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Babel"
Babel (2006)
Timing:
2:23 (143 min)
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Actors and characters
Said Tarchani
Character Ahmed
Boubker Ait El Caid
Character Yussef
Mohamed Akhzam
Character Anwar
Abdelkader Bara
Character Hassan Ibrahim
Mustapha Rachidi
Character Abdullah
Driss Roukhe
Character Alarid
Robert Esquivel
Character Luis
Yuko Murata
Character Mitsu
Michael Maloney
Character James
Aaron D. Spears
Character Officer #2
Claudine Acs
Character Jane
Jamie McBride
Character Bill - Border Patrol
André Oumansky
Character Walter
Wendy Nottingham
Character Tourist
Linda Broughton
Character Tourist
Lynsey Beauchamp
Character Tourist
Aline Mowat
Character Tourist
Michel Dubois
Character Tourist
Shirley Dixon
Character Tourist
Wahiba Sahmi
Character Zohra
Fadmael Ouali
Character Yasira
Abdelaziz Merzoug
Character Waiter Casbah
El Hassan Ait Bablal
Character Old Man in Car
Sfia Ait Benboullah
Character Anwar's Grandmother
Lhacen Znin
Character Store Owner
Emilio Echevarría
Character Emilio
Ivor Shier
Character Helicopter Pilot
Robert 'Bernie' Esquivel
Character Luis
Qyoko Kudo
Character Mother at Dentist
Barbarella Pardo
Character Amelia's Daughter
Cynthia Montaño
Character Patricia
Tose Fukuda
Character Nurse at Dentist's
Shigemitsu Ogi
Character Dentist
Shinji Suzuki
Character Takeshi
Shizue Yamamoto
Character Wife
What's left behind the scenes
- Brad Pitt turned down one of the leading roles in "The Departed" (2006) (of which he was a co-producer) in order to participate in this film, as he had long been a fan of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s films.
- Rinko Kikuchi went through a year-long audition process for the role of Chieko before finally being cast.
- Babylon is written as Babylon in English. However, the film is originally titled «Babel» – this is the English spelling of the word Babylon as pronounced in Arabic or Hebrew.
- Bobker Ait El Kaid was invited to audition for the role of Youssef (the little Moroccan boy who got into a lot of trouble with his father's rifle) after film director Alejandro González Iñárritu saw him playing football in a local town square.
- In the final part of the film, a helicopter with the wounded Susan flies past the main attraction of Casablanca – the Hassan II Mosque.
- Filming took place from May 2nd to December 1st, 2005.
- Brad Pitt turned down one of the leading roles in "The Departed" (2006) – which he was also a co-producer on – in order to participate in this film, as he had long been a fan of Alejandro González Iñárritu's work.
- Rinko Kikuchi went through a year-long audition process for the role of Chieko.
- The scene with Rinko Kikuchi and her father in the car was filmed without official permission from the city authorities (due to local bureaucracy). The filming attracted the attention of the police.
- Seventeen days before filming began in Morocco, the filmmakers still hadn’t cast the actors. Announcements were made on local television and radio (aside from the mosques) seeking actors. Over 200 people offered their services in the following 24 hours. Almost all of them participated in the filming – either in significant roles or as extras.
- Cate Blanchett considered withdrawing from the project, but ultimately decided against it, tempted by the opportunity to work with director Alejandro González Iñárritu.
- Adriana Barraza gained almost 16 kg for the role of Amelia.
- Director Alejandro González Iñárritu and screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga had a falling out over the crediting of names. It began during their previous collaboration – the thriller '21 Grams' (2003). Arriaga argued that everything in cinema is interconnected, and that both he and Iñárritu should be credited as directors, while Iñárritu insisted that he alone should be credited as the director. As a result, Iñárritu did not take Arriaga with him to the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival, which drew a wave of criticism.
- Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto faced a problem while filming the scene in which the wounded Kate Blanchett's character is carried up a slope. He tried several times to get the necessary shots by walking backwards, but each time he tripped and fell on something. The director forbade the use of a 'Steadicam', insisting on handheld camera work. In the end, Prieto filmed the scene sitting on a chair carried by four people.
- Boubker Ait El Kaid was invited to audition for the role of Youssef (a young Moroccan boy who caused a lot of trouble with his father's rifle) after director Alejandro González Iñárritu saw him playing football in a local town square.
- Actress Adriana Barraza actually has heart problems and has even had two mild attacks. Despite this, she herself carried her co-star Elle Fanning for two days of filming the corresponding scene in the desert.
- Brad Pitt turned down one of the leading roles in 'The Departed' (2006) – of which he was also an executive producer – in order to participate in this film, as he had long been a fan of Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s films.
- Babylon is written as 'Babylon' in English. However, the film is titled 'Babel' in the original – this is the English spelling of the word 'Babylon' as pronounced in Arabic or Hebrew.
- Seventeen days before filming began in Morocco, the film's authors still hadn't cast the actors. Announcements were made on local television and radio (excluding mosques) seeking actors. Over 200 people offered their services within the following 24 hours. Almost all of them participated in the filming – either in significant roles or as extras.
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