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Babylon 2

1993 · 91 min

A thoughtful, talky documentary collage that drifts between voices, letting young immigrants muse on belonging, language and love.

Directed by
Samir Jamal Al Din
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Carlos Leal, Michel Hüttner, Luana Cea
Overview
The first film about second-generation Swiss immigrants: A Turkish ice hockey player explains why, in Switzerland, he could only fall in love with an Italian. A young Italian woman explains why she prefers to rap in English. A hip-hop artist with Hispanic origins fights for his political rights and the director reminisces on how, despite his Arabic roots, he's been persecuted as a Jew. Babylon 2 reflects the rise of a new urban culture in Switzerland, which is instigated by the second generation of immigrants and the help of electronic media.

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Directed by
Samir Jamal Al Din
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Carlos Leal, Michel Hüttner, Luana Cea
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • immigration
  • race
  • music
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Samir Jamal Al Din
Written by
Samir Jamal Al Din
Starring
Carlos Leal, Michel Hüttner, Luana Cea
Cinematography
Pierre Mennel
Runtime
91 min
Country
Switzerland
Languages
German, French

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