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.
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Ismael Chebbi Director · Youssef Chebbi Director Ala Eddine Slim Director
First release July 1, 2012 · Produced in Tunisia · Languages Arabic, English, French
Production
Tunisia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French
Release dates
Tunisia · July 1, 2012
Theatrical
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