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Babylon A.D. (2008)
A veteran-turned-mercenary is hired to take a young woman with a secret from post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to New York City.
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A veteran-turned-mercenary is hired to take a young woman with a secret from post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to New York City.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Written By:Éric Besnard, Mathieu Kassovitz
In Theaters:8/29/2008
Box Office:$72,109,200
Runtime:101 minutes
Studio:StudioCanal, 20th Century Fox, M6 Films, Babylon Films, Babylon
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