Babylon A.D. (2008)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Mathieu Kassovitz

Writers:

Maurice G. Dantec (novel)
Mathieu Kassovitz (scenario and dialogue) ...
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Release Date:

29 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Veteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah. |

Plot Keywords:

Host | Organism | Cult | Harvest | Russia

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	2:00 PM	MAX
Wed. Nov. 18	4:30 PM	MAX
Sun. Nov. 22	10:00 PM	MAX

Cast

Vin Diesel	...	Toorop
Michelle Yeoh	...	Sister Rebeka
Mélanie Thierry	...	Aurora
Gérard Depardieu	...	Gorsky
Charlotte Rampling	...	High Priestess
Mark Strong	...	Finn
Lambert Wilson	...	Darquandier
Jérôme Le Banner	...	Killa
Joel Kirby	...	Dr. Newton
Souleymane Dicko	...	Jamal
David Belle	...	Kid with Tattoos
Radek Bruna	...	Karl
Jan Unger	...	Fight Promoter
Abraham Belaga	...	Assistant to High Priestess
Gary Cowan	...	Neolite Executive
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lemmy Constantine	...	Neolite Marketing Executive
David Gasman	...	Neolite Researcher
Lou Jenny	...	Twin Girl
Kristyna Kingsley	...	Twin Girl
Filip Matejka	...	Young boy on Toorop's Stairs
Curtis Matthew	...	Submarine Captain
Robert Polo	...	Border Guard
Drew Harding Smith	...	Border Guard
Jeff Smith	...	Border Guard
Peter Thias	...	Neolite MIB (as Pete Thias)
Magda Vavrusova	...	Woman in Toorop's Corridor

Directed by
Mathieu Kassovitz

Writing credits
Maurice G. Dantec		(novel "Babylon Babies")
Mathieu Kassovitz		(scenario and dialogue) &
Eric Besnard		(scenario and dialogue)
Joseph Simas		co-screenplay

Produced by
Alain Goldman	....	producer (as Ilan Goldman)
Benoît Jaubert	....	associate producer
Avram 'Butch' Kaplan	....	executive producer (as Avram Butch Kaplan)
Eiffel Mattsson	....	unit producer: skidoo chase, second unit, Sweden
David Valdes	....	executive producer
Kevan Van Thompson	....	line producer

Original Music by
Atli Örvarsson

Cinematography by
Thierry Arbogast

Film Editing by
Benjamin Weill

Casting by
Gigi Akoka
Nancy Bishop
Jina Jay

Production Design by
Paul Cross
Sonja Klaus

Art Direction by
Claudio Campana
Robert Cowper
Ora Ito
Peter James
John King		(supervising art director)
Jindrich Kocí
Milena Koubkova
Olivier Raoux
Karen Wakefield		(senior art director)
Stephen Wong

Set Decoration by
Francesca Cross
Michel Pagès

Costume Design by
Chattoune
Fab

Makeup Department
Charlotte Arguillère	....	hairdresser: Paris
Lucía Bretones-Méndez	....	key makeup artist: Paris (as Lucia Bretones Mendez)
Guillaume Castagné	....	special effects makeup artist: Paris
Paul de Fisser	....	hairdresser: Paris
Stephanie A. Fowler	....	assistant makeup artist: Vin Diesel (as Stephanie Fowler)
Lise Gaillaguet	....	assistant makeup artist: Paris
Mélanie Gerbeaux	....	special effects makeup artist: Paris
Barbara Kichi	....	hair stylist (as Bara Kichi)
Frédéric Lainé	....	special effects makeup artist: Paris
Olivia Lequimener	....	hairdresser: Paris
Veronika Liskova	....	assistant makeup artist
Christophe Oliveira	....	assistant makeup artist: Paris
Laetitia Ollivaud	....	assistant makeup artist: Paris (as Laetitia Olivaud)
Radek Petr	....	assistant hair stylist
Gabriela Polakova	....	makeup artist
Laura Schiavo	....	hair stylist: Ms. Rampling
Laura Schiavo	....	makeup artist: Ms. Rampling
Lesley Smith	....	hair stylist
Lesley Smith	....	makeup artist
Helena Steidlova	....	assistant makeup artist
Ivo Strangmüller	....	assistant hair stylist (as Ivo Strangmuller)
Christien Tinsley	....	key makeup artist: Vin Diesel
Christien Tinsley	....	makeup artist: Vin Diesel
Jeremy Woodhead	....	hair designer
Jeremy Woodhead	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Eric Cadrieu	....	unit production manager: second unit (film segments)
Guillaume Colboc	....	executive in charge of production
Michaela Flenerova	....	production manager
Abraham Goldblat	....	post-production manager
Jiri Husak	....	unit manager
Marc Olla	....	production manager: Paris
Gabriela Rezacova	....	assistant production manager
Paul Sarony	....	production manager: Film Finnces
Patrick Sobieski	....	unit manager
Marc Vadé	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob Brown	....	second unit director
Shakir Hafoudh	....	second assistant director
Alex Oakley	....	assistant director
Jonas Overton	....	first assistant director: Sweden
Philip A. Patterson	....	assistant director: skidoo- drone chase unit Sweden
Kieron Phipps	....	first assistant director
Trevor Puckle	....	second assistant director
Otto Requette	....	assistant director
Philip Seeger	....	second assistant director: second unit
Mark Taylor	....	first assistant director: second unit
Dusan Vodak	....	first assistant director
Charlie Watson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Giles Asbury	....	storyboard artist
Alice Bartosova	....	graphic designer
Thomas Brown	....	draughtsman
Julian Caldow	....	concept illustrator
Alex Cameron	....	assistant art director
Paul Catling	....	concept artist
Cristina Cecili	....	prop painter
Zuzana Cizmarova	....	set designer
Sophie Couderc	....	property master
Sandro Erdolini	....	painter
Mark Fruin	....	location property master
Franck Gies	....	chief carpenter
Franck Gies	....	chief set builder
Benoit Godde	....	concept illustrator
Bruce Gordon	....	propmaker
Gavin Jones	....	senior propmaker
Farid Kermici	....	concept artist
Farid Kermici	....	storyboard artist
Milena Koubkova	....	assistant art director
Karina Lange	....	set dresser
Lukas Lehoucka	....	stand-by props
Matt Lewis	....	senior props modelmaker
Petr Marousek	....	set dresser
Glenn Marsh	....	senior prop modeler
Jan Müller	....	model maker
Ben Munro	....	stand-by art director
Antonio Murer	....	assistant property master
Craig Narramore	....	senior prop modeler
Darryl Paterson	....	dressing storeman
Jaroslav Rericha	....	draughtsman
Stanislas Reydellet	....	assistant art director
George Simons	....	graphic designer
Gert Stevens	....	concept illustrator
Andrew Tapper	....	graphic designer
David Trojan	....	draughtsman
Federico Vianelli	....	set dresser
Brian Wade	....	additional props
Arthur Wicks	....	property master
Barbora Wildova	....	assistant to supervising art director

Sound Department
Pascal Armant	....	sound recordist
Selim Azzazi	....	sound effects editor
Lucien Balibar	....	sound mixer: Sweden
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Nicolas Becker	....	sound designer
Tomas Belohradsky	....	sound mixer: Prague
Damien Bera	....	foley mixer
Nicolas Bourgeois	....	sound editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Lukas Chyska	....	sound assistant: Prague
Capucine Courau	....	sound editor
St. Clair Davis	....	boom operator
Anne Delacour	....	supervising dialogue editor
Joanne Dunphy	....	assistant sound
François-Joseph Hors	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alexis Jung	....	assistant sound effects recordist
Gwennolé Le Borgne	....	sound editor
Maud Lombart	....	assistant dialogue editor
Oscar Lovnér	....	boom operator: Sweden
Marc Parazon	....	boom operator: Paris
Pierre Picq	....	boom operator
Sébastien Pierre	....	assistant sound designer
Sébastien Pierre	....	foley editor
Igor Pokorný	....	sound mixer: Prague
John Rodda	....	sound mixer
François Waledisch	....	sound mixer: Paris
Ken Yasumoto	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Yasumoto	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Milos Brosinger	....	special effects
Peter Fern	....	senior technician
Søren Skov Haraldsted	....	special effects assistant: Sweden
Michal Havlicek	....	special effects crew
Jacob Riewe Henriksen	....	special effects assistant: Sweden
Mark Holdcroft	....	modeller
Jan Holub	....	special effects crew
Søren Hvam	....	special effects assistant: Sweden
Dominik Janda	....	special effects technician
Jeremy King	....	miniature construction
Christian Kitter	....	special effects coordinator: Sweden
Miroslav Miclik	....	special effects technician
Ilja Jonbak Nielsen	....	special effects coordinator: Sweden
Claus Nørregård	....	special effects technician: Sweden
Pavel Policar	....	special effects technician
Jirí Vojtech	....	special effects senior technician

Visual Effects by
Aurelia Abate	....	visual effects producer: BUF
Nasser Abo	....	digital artist: BUF
Alexandra Added	....	visual effects coordinator
Xavier Allard	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Arnaud Allenet	....	digital artist: BUF
Herve Anceau	....	digital artist: BUF
Christophe Andreii	....	digital artist: BUF
Xavier Bec	....	software research & development: BUF
Djelloul Bekri	....	digital artist: BUF
Alain Bignet	....	additional compositor
Benoit Bonachera	....	digital artist: BUF
Dominique Bossu	....	digital artist: BUF
Nicolas Boulaire	....	digital artist: BUF
Aurelien Boutonnet	....	digital artist: BUF
Stephanie Broussaud	....	Lustre assistant
Florent Cadel	....	digital artist: BUF
Chris Casadei	....	digital artist: BUF
Stephane Ceretti	....	visual effects supervisor: BUF
Matthieu Chatelier	....	visual effects
Ganael Chevallier	....	digital artist: BUF
Nicolas Chevallier	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Jean Constantial	....	digital artist: BUF
Sebastien Corne	....	digital effects artist
Jean-Nicolas Costa	....	additional compositor
Anne Coulet	....	digital artist: BUF
Sebastien Cravoisier	....	digital artist: BUF
Melanie Cussac	....	visual effects production manager: BUF
Nicolas Daniel	....	data manager: DUBOI
Thibault Debeurme	....	digital artist: BUF
Yann De Cadoudal	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Benoit Delozier	....	digital artist: BUF
Antoine Demongeot	....	digital artist: BUF
Simon Descamps	....	i/o visual effects
Antoine Deschamps	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Thomas Devorsine	....	digital artist: BUF
Lionel Discala	....	digital artist: BUF
Jean-François D'Izarny	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Sébastien Drouin	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Sébastien Drouin	....	visual effects unit director: New York, BUF
Boris Duong	....	digital artist: BUF
Laurens Ehrmann	....	on-set sequence supervisor: Sweden, BUF
Laurens Ehrmann	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Jerome Evelette	....	digital artist: BUF
Aurelien Faure	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Mathieu Foucher	....	digital artist: BUF
Monteil Fredrik	....	digital compositor
Philippe Frère	....	digital compositor
Aurelien Fuentes	....	digital artist: BUF
Justine Gasquet	....	digital matte painting artist: BUF
Thibault Gauriau	....	digital artist: BUF
Nicolas Gauthier	....	digital artist: BUF
Gregory Ginsburger	....	digital artist: BUF
Cristina Gomes	....	digital artist: BUF
David Gourmaud	....	visual effects editor
Mickael Goussard	....	digital artist: BUF
Aurélien Grand	....	retouch and restoration
Sylvain Gremion	....	digital artist: BUF
Michael Haussmann	....	digital artist: BUF
Baptiste Henry	....	digital artist: BUF
Daphnée Hong	....	digital artist: BUF
Nicolas Jambois	....	digital artist: BUF
Anne-Gaelle Jolly	....	software engineer: research and development
Eric Joubin	....	digital artist: BUF
François Jumel	....	digital artist: BUF
Jean-Louis Kalifa	....	digital artist: BUF
Vladimir Kesl	....	computer graphics playback
Pacini Kevin	....	visual effects editor
Jonathan Lagache	....	Flame artist: BUF
Alexandre Lagallarde	....	visual effects: BUF
Laurent Launes	....	digital artist: BUF
David Lebrun	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Catherine Lee	....	digital artist: BUF
Fabien Legal	....	digital artist: BUF
Arnaud Leviez	....	digital artist
Audrey Limet	....	digital artist: BUF
Jérome Lionard	....	digital compositor
Adrien Lourdelle	....	digital artist: BUF
Olivier Lourry	....	digital artist: BUF
Elodie Ly Tri	....	retouch and restoration
Simon Magnan	....	digital artist: BUF
Nicolas Maillard	....	digital artist: BUF
Alexandre Millet	....	digital artist: BUF
Christophe Moreau	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Eddy Moussa	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Helene Ourabah	....	digital artist: BUF
Philippe Palmieri	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Stéphanie Pedelacq	....	visual effects editor
Xavier Perol	....	digital artist: BUF
Claire Pujol	....	digital artist: BUF
Clement Rambach	....	software research & development: BUF
Eddy Richard	....	digital artist: BUF
Nicolas Rigaud	....	digital compositor
Beatrice Ronte-Cassard	....	visual effects coordinator: BUF
David Rouxel	....	digital artist: BUF
Steve Savarin	....	digital artist: BUF
Tricoire Sebastien	....	digital artist: BUF
Olivier Sicot	....	digital artist: BUF
Mourad Simoussa	....	digital artist: BUF
Julien Stecken	....	digital artist: BUF
Mathilde Tollec	....	sequence supervisor: BUF
Eric Toubal	....	digital artist: BUF
Geordie Vandendaele	....	digital artist: BUF
Christophe Verspieren	....	software research & development: BUF
Julie Verweij	....	visual effects coordinator: BUF
Ludovic Voltaire	....	digital artist: BUF
Stephan Wagemann	....	digital effects artist
Zhipeng Xing	....	digital artist: BUF

Stunts
Arno Balenci	....	stunts
Robert Bastens	....	stunts
David Belle	....	parkour stunts
Didier Biddar	....	stunts (as Didier Beddar)
Bob Brown	....	stunt coordinator
Troy Lindsay Brown	....	stunt performer
Amadéo Cazzela	....	stunts (as Amedéo Cazzella)
Gaëlle Cohen	....	assistant fight choreographer
Laurent Demianoff	....	assistant fight choreographer
Laurent Demianoff	....	stunt performer
Laurent Demianoff	....	stunts
Rudy Duong	....	stunts
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Eric Etje	....	stunts
Alain Figlarz	....	fight choreographer
Rene Hajek	....	stunts
Marc Hoang	....	stunts (as Nghi Hoang)
Jiri Horky	....	stunts
Charles Jarman	....	stunt double: Jamel Debbouze
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Jindrich Klaus	....	stunt rigger
Robert Lahoda	....	stunt coordinator: CZ
Benoît Lavelatte	....	stunts
Dominique Lexilus	....	stunts
Miroslav Lhotka	....	stunts
Helene Lindgren	....	stunt double: Second Unit Sweden
Jan Loukota	....	stunts
Patrick Médioni	....	stunts
Franck Merenda	....	assistant fight choreographer
Franck Merenda	....	stunt performer
Stéphane Orsolani	....	assistant fight choreographer
Stéphane Orsolani	....	stunt performer
Adam Pengsawang	....	stunts
Sébastien Peres	....	assistant fight choreographer
Sébastien Peres	....	stunt performer
Jaroslav Peterka	....	stunts
Jan Petrina	....	stunts
Veronika Rekova	....	stunt double
Troy Robinson	....	co-stunt coordinator
Troy Robinson	....	stunts double: Vin Diesel
Wohlin Saori	....	stunt double
Sebastien Soudais	....	stunt performer
Rudolf Vrba	....	stunts
Saori Wholin	....	stunt double: Second Unit Sweden
Stadtherr Zdenek	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Abomnes	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Martin Carda	....	assistant camera
Rolf Carlbom	....	electrician: Sweden
Michal Chadima	....	video assist operator
Sean Connor	....	first assistant camera
François Daignault	....	camera operator
Adam Dale	....	aerial director of photography: Czech unit
Marie-sophie Daniel	....	video assistant: re-shoots
Kriz David	....	gaffer
Oliver Driscoll	....	assistant camera: aerial camera
Mattias Färnstrand	....	clapper loader: Sweden
Guy Ferrandis	....	still photographer
Martin Grosup	....	camera operator
Ocki Hansson	....	grip: Sweden
Simon Heck	....	first assistant camera
Paul Hughen	....	director of photography: skidoo drone chase unit, Sweden
Nils-Erik Järvi	....	gaffer: Sweden
Martin Kenzie	....	director of photography: second unit
Alexandre Léglise	....	second assistant camera: reshoots
Martin Maryska	....	co-camera operator
Martin Maryska	....	second assistant camera
Eric Nylen	....	clapper loader: Sweden
Miroslav Pavlik	....	second assistant camera
Mark Rimmer	....	Steadicam operator
Benjamin Speyer	....	crane technician grip
Kenneth Svedlund	....	camera operator: Sweden
Simon Werry	....	aerial camera operator
J. Glyn Williams	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Tim Wooster	....	cinematographer: second unit

Casting Department
Nancy Bishop	....	casting
Hervé Jakubowicz	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Agnès Beziers	....	costumer
Didier Despin	....	costumer
Marie-Joséphine Gracia	....	costumer
Alice Kheilova	....	costume assistant
Klara Kobosva	....	costume assistant (as Klara Kobosova)
Lenka Koutková	....	wardrobe mistress
Christine Marot	....	costume assistant
Paul Slash Morris	....	wardrobe technician
Sylvie Ong	....	costume supervisor
Katerina Polanska	....	wardrobe assistant: Vin Diesel (as Katerina Polenska)
Ljuba Rezinckova	....	wardrobe assistant: Mélanie Thierry (as Ljuba Reznickova)
Martin Slaboch	....	costumer
Patricie Soptenková	....	wardrobe assistant: Vin Diesel
Patricie Stastna	....	wardrobe assistant: Michelle Yeoh
Sylvia Vanicková	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Jimmy Christophe	....	color timer
Sébastien de Sainte Croix	....	assistant editor
Mickael Dumontier	....	additional assistant editor
Fanny Ficheux	....	assistant editor
Gilles Granier	....	digital colorist assistant
Nadège Kintzinger	....	assistant editor
Aurélie Laumont	....	color timer
Stéphanie Pedelacq	....	first assistant editor
Anne-Laure Viaud	....	assistant editor
Flora Volpelière	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Andy Brown	....	conductor
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Edouard Dubois	....	music consultant
Clay Duncan	....	composer: additional music
Jerome Hadey	....	music supervisor
Jörg Hüttner	....	technical score engineer
Steven Kofsky	....	music production services
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	music performed by
Atli Örvarsson	....	conductor
Atli Örvarsson	....	musician: piano, trumpet & accordion
Satnam Ramgotra	....	musician: percussion
Del Spiva	....	music editor
Thornhildur	....	vocal solo
Martin Tillman	....	musician: cello
Greg Vines	....	score mixing assistant
Hans Zimmer	....	music consultant
Hans Zimmer	....	executive music producer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jalal Aqdim	....	assistant picture vehicle coordinator
Ian Clarke	....	vehicle coordinator
Charles Heidet	....	picture car coordinator
Jiri Macke	....	picture car coordinator
Fredrik Sidevärn	....	transportation captain: Sweden
Sean Thornton	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Pavel Voracek	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Marie Barré	....	location scout
Paula Casarin	....	script supervisor
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Axel Decis	....	assistant: Ilan Goldman
Lucrezia Dillon-Corneck	....	assistant: Avram Butch Kaplan
Eva Dvorakova	....	on-set medic
Mia Englin	....	production coordinator: Sweden
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
Jacqueline Gamard	....	script supervisor: second unit
Abraham Goldblat	....	post-production manager
Karima Hadjerioua	....	assistant: Mathieu Kassovitz
Jolana Heralova	....	head accountant
Aurore Jactat	....	legal advisor
Lubomir Janci	....	stand-in: Gérard Depardieu
Filip Kadlec	....	assistant animal handler
Susanne Karlsson	....	assistant to producers: Sweden
Jirí Kasan	....	account assistant
Vladimir Kesl	....	computer technician
David Kirman	....	digital playback technician
Zusana Kobedova	....	script assistant
David Koranda	....	location manager
Eiffel Mattsson	....	unit producer
Joel Maytie	....	supervising production accountant
Marine Meillan	....	assistant: Mathieu Kassovitz
Mark Meloccaro	....	rights and clearances
Josef Persson	....	production assistant
Peggy Plessas	....	dialogue coach
Stan Purdy	....	personal security: Vin Diesel
Angela Pyle	....	supervising production coordinator
Julien Sabourdin	....	production accountant: Paris
Justin Hamilton Salem	....	key set production assistant
Patrick Scoffin	....	set production assistant
Veronika Skarlandtova	....	assistant accountant
Andy Stephens	....	aerial operations manager: Flying Pictures Ltd.
Adam M. Stone	....	consultant: product placement
Cat Stone	....	consultant: product placement
David Swann	....	concept designer
Eve Swannell	....	production coordinator
Thyrale Thai	....	personal assistant: Vin Diesel
Mirka Valova	....	production coordinator
Magda Vavrusova	....	local assistant: Vin Diesel
Kit Wong	....	personal assistant: Michelle Yeoh
Barney Wrightson	....	aerial operations assistant: Flying Pictures Ltd

Thanks
Simon Trottier	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Légende Films
• M6 Films (co-production)
• M6 (participation)
• MNP Entreprise
• Okko Productions
• Studio Canal (co-production)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (uncut)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (uncut)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Nordisk Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Tiglon (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• BUF (visual effects)
• Def2shoot (digital effects)
• Machine Molle (visual effects)
• Duran Duboi (visual effects)
• Duboicolor
• Tinsley Transfers (prosthetic make-up effect tattoos)

Other Companies

• Aerial Camera Systems  helicopter gyrostabilized camera system
• CE VideoAssist Rental  VideoAssist equipment provided by
• Dream Cars  picture cars
• Film Finance  funding (as Film Finances Inc)
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Panavision  camera equipment serviced by
• Stone Management  product placement consulting
• Swedish Lapland Film Commission  special thanks
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Babylon Babies (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

90 min | 101 min (extended version)

Country:

USA | France | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44122) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-13 | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 (extended version) | Mexico:B | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

The Cyrillic tattoo on Vin Diesel's left hand reads "SLON" ("Elephant") which stands for "Solovetsky Lager' Osobogo Naznacheniya" (Solovki Special Purpose Camp), one of the earliest GULAG's encampments (1923-1933). Later, this tattoo was popular among criminals, with a new interpretation: "Smert' Legavym Ot Nozha!" (Death for Cops From a Knife!).

Goofs:

Continuity: The location of the monastery is initially given as Mongolia but later, in the news report in the apartment in New York, it is said to be Kyrgyzstan, which would match with the coordinates given early on in the movie. Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan are separated by a 600 mile wide section of China.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Toorop: Save the Planet.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

No. 6 In A Major 'Allegretto Grazioso' (Spring Song)

Not That Bad... Not That Great, But Not Bad

It was decent. The action sequences were definitely a bit choppy, especially the first one. Also, there were a few times when I had to go "Is that even physically possible?" and the ending left a few loose ends still left, so I was sort of disappointed with that.

If you don't pay attention, you will hate this movie. It moves fairly quickly, so once you miss something, it's gone and you will be lost. So pay attention. The story is actually pretty good and actually feels down to earth, which is more than I can say about quite a few sci-fi movies.

For the record, I went into this movie not expecting much more than average, and I was slightly surprised. If you go in expecting the next academy award winner, you will completely despise it. It is no Dark Knight, so don't expect it to be. There's not much there artistically, so, if you don't like a movie simply trying to be entertaining for the sake of being entertaining, then you won't like this one. All in all, it was a good watch, not entirely worth the price for a new movie, so I suggest waiting until it comes to the cheaper theaters (if you have one near by).

As another note (and I'll probably get some heat for this) I actually enjoy Vin Diesel as an actor. This is not his best performance, but it's certainly not his worst (even though I still moderately enjoyed Chronicles of Riddick, I admit it was pretty bad and to this day I still don't know why I like it.) I think Diesel is good at what he does, although he really hasn't been in anything that really blows me away, even my favorite Diesel film (Pitch Black) wasn't completely stunning, but it was really good. With that in mind, this is a Vin Diesel movie, so, if you're not like me and you don't like Diesel, you will not like this movie and should just steer clear of it.