Babylon

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Babylon

"Peace and profit."

1986

0h 15m

6.0(6 votes)

Animation

War

Drama

Horror

Overview

Dark animation examining the thin line between human definitions of war and peace. Part of Sweet Disaster; a 1986 series of short films made for Channel 4. It consists of “animated visions of the apocalypse”.

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Tony Robinson

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Directed by: Peter Lord
David Sproxton
Written by: David G. Hopkins
Produced by: David G. Hopkins

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