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Babylon 2

Babylon 2

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  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 2, 1993

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Babylon 2

Production Companies

Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion

Director

Samir

Description

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.