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The Age of Stupid
2009
This documentary, drama, animation hybrid stars Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist in the devastated world of the future, asking the question: "Why didn't we stop climate change when we still had the chance?" He looks back on footage of real people around the world in the years leading up to 2015 before runaway climate change .. Read more
| Starring | Pete Postlethwaite, Alvin DuVernay, Layefa Malini, Fernand Pareau |
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| Director | Franny Armstrong |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama |
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The Age of Stupid
This documentary, drama, animation hybrid stars Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist in the devastated world of the future, asking the question: "Why didn't we stop climate change when we still had the chance?" He looks back on footage of real people around the world in the years leading up to 2015 before runaway climate change took place.
| Starring | Pete Postlethwaite, Alvin DuVernay, Layefa Malini, Fernand Pareau, Jeh Wadia |
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| Director | Franny Armstrong |
| Studio | LACE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 09 Nov 2009 |
The Age of Stupid (2009)
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Thereâs no shortage of films about climate change. The challenge for campaigning environmentalists like Franny... read more on Time Out
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I was fortunate to see a Preview Sreening of this film, described by The Guardian as: 'The first successful dramatisation of Climate Change to hit the big ... read more »
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Clever, worthy and not at all boring
Worthy often equals boring, but not this time. Using Postlethwaite's craggy experienced face scrolling through an index of film clips is an inspired device ... read more »
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Very good, but lacking a bit of oomph
I really enjoyed the way it was put together. The idea was great - the news clips providing a framework for the stories of the people. However, I agree with a ... read more »
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Watch and be damned
Pithy approach. Pete Postlethwaite muttering to himself in semi narration, from the vantage point of a stupendous structure housing earth's last records of ... read more »
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Postlethwaite to hand back honour if power plant goes ahead
- 16 Mar 2009
Veteran actor Pete Postlethwaite has threatened to hand back the OBE he was awarded by Queen Elizabeth II if the government give the green light to build a new coal power station. The Oscar-nominated star is opposed to the government's plans to allow energy giant E.ON to create a new coal-powered plant in Kingsnorth. And the star used the London premiere of his latest movie, climate change documentary The Age of Stupid, to announce his plans to turn his back on the Officer of the Order of the... Read more
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The Age of Stupid
This documentary, drama, animation hybrid stars Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist in the devastated world of the future, asking the question: "Why didn't we stop climate change when we still had the chance?" He looks back on footage of real people around the world in the years leading up to 2015 ...
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