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Rains Over Babel

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A group of misfits converges at Babel, a legendary dive bar that doubles as Purgatory, where La Flaca--the city’s Grim Reaper--presides. Here, souls gamble years of their lives with her, daring to outwit Death herself. Steeping us in the intoxicating brew of a tropical Colombian steampunk fever dream, first-time feature director Gala del Sol creates a mesmerizing, fantastical world where life and death collide and fates turn on the roll of dice.

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Drew Gregory Autostraddle This is a very sincere film about life and death and self-acceptance, but it’s also endless fun. Feb 1, 2025 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International Students of 14th-century narrative poetry might question how much of the source material made it into this retro-futurist urban fantasy but, as a showcase for del Sol’s playfully iconoclastic vision, the picture fizzes with energy and mischief. Jan 30, 2025 Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com This is a director with plenty on their mind—homophobia, self-hatred, poisonous machismo, queer communities and dogmatic religion—and makes a canvas, in this case the city of Cali, Colombia, to express them on. Jan 30, 2025 Full Review Will Bjarnar Geek Vibes Nation Work of this sort is often unsung, and is oftentimes derided for being overdone; that line is toed meticulously here, and the result, much like Babel as a whole, is impossible to ignore in the best way. Rated: 7/10 Jul 19, 2025 Full Review Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat Totally transgressive, delightfully deviant and absolutely addictive. Rated: 10/10 Mar 25, 2025 Full Review Stephen Dalton The Film Verdict Colombian writer-director Gala del Sol’s stylish debut feature is an audacious, ambitious, kaleidoscopic carnival of queerness loosely based on Dante’s ‘Inferno’. Rated: 3/4 Feb 25, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Gala Del Sol

Director

Jhon Narváez

Actor

Sofia Buenaventura

Actor

John Alex Castillo

Actor

Saray Rebolledo

Actor

Felipe Aguilar Rodríguez

Actor

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Synopsis A group of misfits converges at Babel, a legendary dive bar that doubles as Purgatory, where La Flaca--the city’s Grim Reaper--presides. Here, souls gamble years of their lives with her, daring to outwit Death herself. Steeping us in the intoxicating brew of a tropical Colombian steampunk fever dream, first-time feature director Gala del Sol creates a mesmerizing, fantastical world where life and death collide and fates turn on the roll of dice.
Director
Gala Del Sol
Producer
Felipe Aguilar Rodríguez, Celina Biurrun, Gala Del Sol, Ana Cristina Gutierrez, Andres Felipe Hermida, Natalia Rendón, José Varón
Screenwriter
Gala Del Sol
Production Co
Gala del Sol Films, Fabrica Mundi
Genre
Comedy, Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 53m