Babel is an ensemble cast drama that follows four loosely-related stories that take place in four different countries. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the film is the third part of Inarritu's "death trilogy" which also includes Amores Perros and 21 Grams. The film stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Rinko Kikuchi.

• Morocco
  • Brad Pitt - Richard Jones
  • Cate Blanchett - Susan Jones
  • Mohamed Akhzam - Anwar
  • Said Tarchani - Ahmed
  • Mustapha Rachidi - Abdullah
  • Abdelkader Bara - Hassan
  • Wahiba Sahmi - Zohra
  • Robert Fyfe - Tourist Number 14

• Mexico/United States
  • Adriana Barraza - Amelia
  • Gael García Bernal - Santiago
  • Elle Fanning - Debbie Jones
  • Nathan Gamble - Mike Jones
  • Clifton Collins Jr. - Police Officer at Mexican border
  • Dan Fleury - Deportation officer Leonard Casper
  • Michael Pena - Off. John

• Japan
  • Rinko Kikuchi - Chieko Wataya
  • Kõji Yakusho - Yasujiro Wataya
  • Satoshi Nikaido - Detective Kenji Mamiya
  • Yuko Murata - Mitsu
  • Shigemitsu Ogi - Dentist Chieko

After completion of the film, Inarritu had a disagreement with writer Guillermo Arriaga. The argument involved their previous project 21 Grams and whether or not Inarritu agreed that Arriaga collaborated in writing the project with him. Inarritu claimed that Arriaga's input was minimal and as their working relationship came to close, Inarritu banned Arriaga from attending the Cannes premiere of Babel.