Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium
1991, French. Directed by Boris Lehman.
The film narrates the day-to-day existence of a filmmaker wandering through his city (Brussels) and who has a notion to follow in the footsteps of dramatist Antonin Artaud and visit the Tarahumara people of Mexico. This is a film about intimacy and friendship. Written in the first person, it places Boris and Brussels in the centre of the universe, here represented by the crazy, vertiginous, endless spiral of the biblical Tower. It is Boris's diary and self-portrait. He plays himself on screen (as do the cast of a hundred who also allowed themselves to be “babelised“).
- Runtime
- 6h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India.
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- Released
- 1 January 1991
- Original title
- Babel - lettre à mes amis restés en Belgique
- Country
- Belgium
- Written by
- Boris Lehman
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Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium: quick answers
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How long is Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium?
Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium runs 380 minutes (6h 20m).
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Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium?
Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium (1991) was directed by Boris Lehman and stars Boris Lehman, Nathalie Balou, François Beukelaers.