Rains Over Babel
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| Rains Over Babel | |
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| Spanish | Llueve sobre Babel |
| Directed by | Gala del Sol |
| Written by | Gala del Sol |
| Based on | Inferno by Dante Alighieri |
| Produced by | Felipe Aguilar Rodríguez Celina Biurrun Gala del Sol Ana Cristina Gutierrez Andres Felipe Hermida Natalia Rendón José Varón |
| Starring | Santiago Pineda Celina Biurrun Roman Escobar Johan Zapata Saray Rebolledo |
| Cinematography | Sten Olson |
| Edited by | Gala del Sol Hadley Hillel |
| Music by | Martin De Lima |
Production companies | Gala del Sol Films Fabrica Mundi |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Countries | Colombia Spain United States |
| Language | Spanish |
Rains Over Babel (Spanish: Llueve sobre Babel) is a dark comedy fantasy film, directed by Gala del Sol and released in 2025.[1] Inspired by Dante's Inferno, the film centres on Babel, a nightclub in Cali, Colombia, which is a liminal purgatory between life and death.[2]
The film is a coproduction of Colombia, Spain and the United States.
The film stars Saray Rebolledo as La Flaca, death personified, with whom patrons must bargain for their lives; Felipe Aguilar Rodriguez as Dante, La Flaca's assistant grim reaper; William Hurtado as Jacob, the son of an pastor facing the ultimate test as he prepares for his debut drag queen performance; Johan Zapata as Monet, a ghost desperate to return to his body before it decomposes; Jose Mojica as Timbí, who travels through the circles of hell accompanied by a gypsy named Uma, played by Celina Biurrun, who is determined to settle a bet with La Flaca to save her dying daughter's life.[3][4]
Santiago Pineda stars as El Boticaro, a bartender devil, and Sofia Buenaventura plays Erato, a mute guardian angel and Boticario's wife, and they both act as the omniscient narrators of the story.[1][5]
Supporting cast members include Jhon Bayron Quintero Valencia as Darla Experiment, another drag performer; Jhon Narvaez as Don Alfonso, Jacob's father; Roman Escobar as drag artist Roma, John Alex Castillo as Gian Salai, the club owner; and Jacobo Vélez as El Callegüeso, the singer of a mythical orchestra called La Mambanegra, booked to perform at the club.[1]
Distribution
The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.[6]
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