Life, Death and Drag: A Review of "Rains Over Babel"
In "Rains Over Babel," a sultry and stylish film, Jacob, a pastor's son, prepares for his drag debut, facing unforeseen consequences.
The film is set in a Colombian nightclub, Babel, which serves as a purgatory for wayward souls. Writer and director Gala del Sol explores afterlife myths, drawing inspiration from Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy."
The characters in the film are outcasts, each matching a level of purgatory from the "Divine Comedy." One character, Dante, played by Felipe Aguilar Rodriguez, is an angel of Death seeking to retire.
Rodriguez smolders on the screen.
Author's summary: Review of "Rains Over Babel" film.