in the Movie: Babel (2006)
by: coca-cola-movies
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Description: In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family that ultimately provides solace.
In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out-- detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children, and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Separated by clashing cultures and sprawling distances, each of these four disparate groups of people are nevertheless hurtling towards a shared destiny of isolation and grief. In the course of just a few days, they will each face the dizzying sensation of becoming profoundly lost – lost in the desert, lost to the world, lost to themselves – as they are pushed to the farthest edges of confusion and fear as well as to the very depths of connection and love.
In this mesmerizing, emotional film that was shot in three continents and four languages – and traverses both the deeply personal and the explosively political -- acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu (21 Grams, Amores Perros) explores with shattering realism the nature of the barriers that seem to separate humankind. In doing so, he evokes the ancient concept of Babel and questions its modern day implications: the mistaken identities, misunderstandings and missed chances for communication that-- though often unseen-- drive our contemporary lives. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Kôji Yakusho, Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi lead an international ensemble of actors and non-professional actors from Morocco, Tijuana and Tokyo, who enrich Babel’s take on cultural diversity and enhance its powerful examination of the links and frontiers between and within us. (Source: IMDB)
Coke Brands: Under a tent in Morocco, Richard orders chicken couscous and a Coke and Susan orders fried eggplant and a Diet Coke. The waiter replies that they don't have Diet Coke and so Susan says then a regular Coke. Richards adds two Cokes while making a gesture for two. With two cans of Moroccan Coke with Arabic script on the table between them, Susan advises Richard to throw out the ice in the glass. He opens one can and pours into his glass with the ice. Susan reaches over and dumps both Coke and ice from his glass. Susan then opens and drinks directly from the Coke can. In Tokyo, Yasujiro drops off his daughter Chieko to meet with her friends at J-Pop and there is a Coke vending machine on the street. In Mexico, Santiago drives Amelia, Debbie and Mike to Luis' wedding. At the barber shop, a can of Mexican Coke is on the counter by the mirror. Back in Morocco after Susan is shot, Richard calls Rachel from a store in Tazarine. The store shelves are stocked with wrapped 8 packs of Coke, Sprite and Fanta PET bottles and a single Coke PET bottle stands between the television and the wall. Back in Tokyo as Chieko lies in bed with the television on. The commercial shows a girl dancing in front of a large disco ball and then drinks from a bottle of Canada Dry Ginger Ale Light with the final caption: Spicy & Dry. Back at Luis' outdoor wedding in Mexico, celebration continues into late evening with many large PET bottles of Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta orange on the guest tables. Meanwhile in Morocco, Richard returns to the store to make a second phone call as villagers watch outside. There are two red plastic Coca-Cola crates in Arabic script one stacked on top of the other each with 24 dusty empty bottles. Finally in the credits, Japanese TV Commercial Footage Courtesy of: "CANADA DRY/FANTA" Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited.
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