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Babylon 2

Babylon 2

1993•1h 31m
Documentary

The first film about second-generation Swiss immigrants: A Turkish ice hockey player explains why, in Switzerland, he could only fall in love with an Italian. A young Italian woman explains why she prefers to rap in English. A hip-hop artist with Hispanic origins fights for his political rights and the director reminisces on how, despite his Arabic roots, he's been persecuted as a Jew. Babylon 2 reflects the rise of a new urban culture in Switzerland, which is instigated by the second generation of immigrants and the help of electronic media.

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Production

Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Carlos Leal

Carlos Leal

Himself

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