Brooklyn Babylon

Aug 17 2001 R 1h 29m
Drama, Music, Romance

A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background.

Plot

In Brooklyn's Crown Heights, where West Indian Rastafarians and other Blacks live next door to the Jewish Lubavitch community, ethnic tensions are high. After a minor car crash, the headstrong Judah and other Jewish youths who patrol as vigilantes confront Scratch, a mouthy African-American hustler. Passengers in the cars make eye contact: Sol, a hip-hop musician, songwriter, and artist (Scratch's friend), and Sara, who is betrothed to Judah but wants to go to college and be on her own. Over the next few days, while Scratch and Judah's conflict escalates in violence, Sara and Sol connect in ways that echo Sheba and Solomon. The friendship puts them in danger.

Written by

Marc Levin, Bonz Malone, Pam Widener

Directed by

Marc Levin

Production Countries

United States of America, France

Production Companies

StudioCanal, Off Line Entertainment Group, Canal+, Bac Films

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
352
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
26
Popularity
NA