'' Babel '' was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival . It was later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival . It opened in selected cities in the United States on 27 October 2006 , and went into wide release on 10 November 2006 . When the film was released in Japan in 2007 , several moviegoers reported queasiness during a scene in which Rinko Kikuchi 's character visits a nightclub filled with strobe lights and flashing colors . In response , distributors administered a health warning describing the scene
2006 Cannes Film Festival
2006 Cannes Film Festival
Babel (film)