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Overview

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Director:
Godfrey Reggio
Writers:
Godfrey Reggio (writer)
Ken Richards (writer)
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Release Date:
23 February 1989 (Australia) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Tagline:
Life in Transformation
Plot:
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A fine bit of film making more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Christie Brinkley ... (archive footage)
David Brinkley ... (archive footage)
Pope John Paul II ... (archive footage)
Dan Rather ... (archive footage)
Cheryl Tiegs ... (archive footage)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Northsouth: Life on the Edge (USA) (working title)
Powwaqatsi: Life in Transformation (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
Hopi | English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Filming Locations:
Bhaktapur, Nepal more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The shot of the truck driving past the Indian boy as he walks along the road is the only staged shot in the film. more
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Featured in Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress (2002) (V) more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
A fine bit of film making, 18 July 2002
Author: dmuel from downtown, Michigan

This is a superb second film of a once planned trilogy that began with Koyaanisqatsi. While the first had effects that might be likened to video-game razzle-dazzle, and was entertaining in its own right, Powaqqatsi is a celebration of humanity and does not repeat the earlier images. Perhaps some were disappointed by this, but this film stands finely on its own terms. A moving and delightfully photographed tour of the world. I have often wondered what became of the third leg of these efforts.

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