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Babylon

2012-07-01 ar 121m
Documentary
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.

Director

Ismael Chebbi

Director

Youssef Chebbi

Director

Ala Eddine Slim

Sound Editor

Yazid Chebbi

Sound Mixer

Yazid Chebbi

Colorist

Fakhreddine Amri

rebellion middle east politics africa immigration islam

Status

Released

Countries

  • Tunisia

Companies