Iñárritu embarked on his third and last film that formed the " Death Trilogy " , '' Babel '' ( 2006 ) , co-written with Arriaga . '' Babel '' comprises four interrelated stories set in Morocco , Mexico , the United States , and Japan , in four different languages . The film stars Brad Pitt , Cate Blanchett , Adriana Barraza , Gael Garcia Bernal , Rinko Kikuchi and Kōji Yakusho . The rest of the cast comprised non-professional actors . The film competed at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival , where Iñárritu received the Best Director Award ( Prix de la mise en scène ) , becoming the first Mexican-born director to win the award
2006 Cannes Film Festival
2006 Cannes Film Festival
Alejandro González Iñárritu