Babylon A.D.

Synopsis

It is the not-too-distant future. Thousands of satellites scan, observe and monitor our every move. Much of the planet is a war zone; the rest, a collection of wretched way stations, teeming megalopolises, and vast wastelands punctuated by areas left radioactive from nuclear meltdowns. It is a world made for hardened warriors, one of whom, a mercenary known only as Toorop (Vin Diesel), lives by a simple survivor's code: kill...or be killed. His latest assignment has him smuggling a young woman named Aurora from a convent in Kazakhstan to New York City. Toorop, his new young charge Aurora (Melanie Thierry) and Aurora's guardian Sister Rebeka (Michelle Yeoh) embark on a 6,000 mile journey that takes them from Eastern Europe, through a refugee camp in "New Russia," across the Bering Straight in a pilfered submarine, then through the frozen tundra of Alaska and Canada, and finally to New York. Facing obstacles at every turn, Toorop, the killer for hire, is tested like never before, in ways he could never have imagined - as he comes to understand that he is the custodian of the only hope for the future of mankind. For the first time in his life, Toorop has to make a choice: to make a difference or walk away and save himself. Too bad it came on the day he died.

Latest from Babylon A.D.

  • Interview with Michelle Yeoh of Babylon AD

    Michelle Yeoh talks to MovieHole about her new role in "Babylon AD". Yeoh plays Sister Rebecca, the kickass guardian of Aurora, a young victim smuggled by a mercenary named Toorop (Vin Deisel). Yeoh talks about being a leading stunt woman in hollywood, Vin Diesel and "Babylon AD" director Mathieu Kassovitz. Babylon AD is out in theaters. 

    "...Honestly my greatest admiration goes to the stunt people. These are guys you’d never know, or hear about but their commitment to what they did was incredible. I mean I worked with Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun-Fat and they were very encouraging and supportive of what I did but the ones who really inspired me were the lesser knowns..."

    Read the full interview here.

  • Vin Diesel teams with French director in Babylon

    The Boston Herald has posted an article on 'Babylon AD'. Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, the film stars Vin Diesel as mercenary Toorop. His latest assignment has him smuggling a young woman named Aurora from a convent in Kazakhstan to New York City. Diesel said he enjoyed working on a film with a lot of action, that was handled by a French auteur.

    "...I have worked within the confines of Hollywood and rarely get the opportunity to branch out, and this was one of those opportunities. I got to try something that was of the European mind..."

    Read the full article here.

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