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Babylon (2012)
Directed by Ismael Chebbi, Youssef Chebbi, Ala Eddine Slim
Documentary · 2h 01m
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.
Crew
- Director
- Ismael Chebbi, Youssef Chebbi, Ala Eddine Slim
- Editor
- Ala Eddine Slim, Ismael Chebbi
- Producer
- Chawki Knis, Ali Hassouna, Ala Eddine Slim
Details
- Release date
- 2012-07-01
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Countries
- Tunisia