Babies (2010)

Original title

Bébés

Directed by

Thomas Balmès

Genre

documentary film, family film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 146 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows four babies from different parts of the world through their first year of life. It shows their daily routines and interactions with their families without any narration or interviews.

observationalquietplayfulnaturalisticgentlecuriouscross-cultural

What happens

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. The film was released in the United States by Focus Features on 7 May 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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