Babylon A.D. (2008)
Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Film Synopsis

One of the battle-scarred survivors of the wars that ravaged the world in the early years of the Twenty-First Century, Tooroop has become a hardened mercenary, living alone in the wastes of New Siberia.   One day, he is contacted by Gorsky, the head of the local Mafia, and given a mission that he cannot turn down.  He must escort a young woman named Aurora from Russia to New York.  The journey proves to be long and hazardous, but Tooroop is kept in the dark as to the identity of the strange woman and the reason why the mission is so important...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
  • Script: Maurice G. Dantec (novel), Mathieu Kassovitz, Éric Besnard (dialogue), Joseph Simas
  • Cinematographer: Thierry Arbogast
  • Music: Atli Örvarsson
  • Cast: Vin Diesel (Toorop), Michelle Yeoh (Sister Rebeka), Mélanie Thierry (Aurora), Gérard Depardieu (Gorsky), Charlotte Rampling (The 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), David Gasman (Neolite Researcher), Lemmy Constantine (Neolite Marketing Executive), Peter Thias (Neolite MIB), Curtis Matthew (Submarine Captain), Kristyna Kingsley (Twin Girl)
  • Country: USA / France / UK
  • Language: English / Russian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 101 min

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