Babies (film)

Babies
United States theatrical release poster
Directed byThomas Balmès
Produced byAlain Chabat
StarringPonijao
Bayar(jargal)
Mari
Hattie
CinematographyJérôme Alméras
Frazer Bradshaw
Steeven Petitteville
Edited byReynald Bertrand
Craig McKay
Music byBruno Coulais
Production
companies
StudioCanal
Chez Wam
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
  • 7 May 2010 (2010-05-07)
  • 16 June 2010 (2010-06-16) (France)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesEnglish
Japanese
Mongolian
OtjiHimba

Babies, also known as Baby(ies) and Bébé(s), is a 2010 French documentary film by Thomas Balmès that follows four newborns through their first year after birth. Two of the babies featured in the film are from rural areas: Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayarjargal (Bayar) from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, and two are from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, U.S.[1] The film was released in the United States by Focus Features[2] on 7 May 2010.[3]

  1. ^ Focus Features, "Babies Film Synopsis" Archived 10 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. ^ John Hopewell and Elsa Keslassy, "StudioCanal has a banner Cannes", "Variety", 17 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  3. ^ Internet Movie Database, "Release dates for Bébé(s)", retrieved 29 May 2010.