Babylon

Overview

After the insurrection erupted in Libya in the spring of 2012, more than a million people flocked to neighboring Tunisia in search of a safe haven from the escalating violence. When a massive refugee camp was hastily constructed near the Ras Jdir border checkpoint in Tunisia, a trio of filmmakers carried their cameras in and began filming with no agenda. This on-the-fly chronicle of the camp's installation, operation, and dismantling captures a postmodern Babel complete with a multinational population of displaced folk, a regime of humanitarian aid workers, and international media that broadcasts its “image” to the world. Visually stunning and refreshingly undogmatic, Babylon reveals a rarely seen aspect of the Arab Spring.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 1, 2012

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic, English, French

Countries

Tunisia

Director

Ismael Chebbi,Youssef Chebbi,Ala Eddine Slim

Producer

Ali Hassouna,Chawki Knis,Ala Eddine Slim

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2356380