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Rains Over Babel
SpanishLlueve sobre Babel
Directed byGala del Sol
Written byGala del Sol
Based onInferno by Dante Alighieri
Produced byFelipe Aguilar Rodríguez
Celina Biurrun
Gala del Sol
Ana Cristina Gutierrez
Andres Felipe Hermida
Natalia Rendón
José Varón
StarringSantiago Pineda
Celina Biurrun
Roman Escobar
Johan Zapata
Saray Rebolledo
CinematographySten Olson
Edited byGala del Sol
Hadley Hillel
Music byMartin De Lima
Production
companies
Gala del Sol Films
Fabrica Mundi
Release date
  • January 26, 2025 (2025-01-26) (Sundance)
Running time
113 minutes
CountriesColombia
Spain
United States
LanguageSpanish

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.

Cast

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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

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The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.[6]

Awards

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The film won the Panorama España Grand Jury Award at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival in April 2025.[7] It went on to win the Jury Award for Best First Feature at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in Canada, May 2025.[8]

On June 29th, 2025, it won Best International Feature at the Pride Awards held at the Lincoln Center in New York City. The award was handed by TV personality and queer icon, Dominique Jackson.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Michael Talbot-Haynes, "Rains Over Babel". Film Threat, March 25, 2025.
  2. ^ Manuel Betancourt, "‘Rains Over Babel’ Review: This Tropical, Queer Riff on Dante’s Inferno Is a Dazzling, Daring Provocation". Variety, January 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Isotta, Natalia (January 2025). "RAINS OVER BABEL". MPM Premium.
  4. ^ Fanelli, Brian (February 3, 2025). "RAINS OVER BABEL – SUNDANCE 2025". Horror Buzz.
  5. ^ Álvarez López, Cristina (January 29, 2025). "Rains over Babel". International Film Festival Rotterdam.
  6. ^ Mel Valentin, "Sundance 2025 Review: RAINS OVER BABEL, Singularly Enthralling Retro-Futuristic Queer Fantasy". Screen Anarchy, February 14, 2025.
  7. ^ "LA FESTIVA Y DESMELENADA 'LLUEVE SOBRE BABEL', DE GALA DEL SOL, PREMIO «PANORAMA ESPAÑA»". April 30, 2025.
  8. ^ Casemore, Jamie (June 3, 2025). "Really Happy Someday wins Inside Out 2025's Best Canadian Feature". Playback.
  9. ^ Presswire, Ein (June 30, 2025). "The 2025 PRIDE AWARDS Honors LGBTQIA Trailblazers with Powerful Celebration at Lincoln Center". Count On News 2.
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