The 11th Hour (2007)

Directors:

Nadia Conners
Leila Conners Petersen

Writers:

Nadia Conners (writer)
Leonardo DiCaprio (writer)

Release Date:

10 October 2007 (Philippines)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Turn mankind's darkest hour into its finest

Plot:

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. |

Plot Keywords:

Environmental | Number In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Narrator
Kenny Ausubel	...	Himself
Thom Hartmann	...	Himself
Wangari Maathai	...	Herself
Sandra Postel	...	Herself
Paul Stamets	...	Himself
David Orr	...	Himself
Stephen Hawking	...	Himself
Oren Lyons	...	Himself
Andrew C. Revkin	...	Himself (as Andy Revkin)
Sylvia Earle Ph.D.	...	Herself (as Sylvia Earle)
Paul Hawken	...	Himself
Janine Benyus	...	Herself
Stuart Pimm	...	Himself
Paolo Soleri	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Leonardo DiCaprio Presents The 11th Hour (International: English title) (long title)

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | Philippines:G | Ireland:PG | Taiwan:GP | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Sweden:7

Company:

Appian Way

Goofs:

Factual errors: An on-screen graphic refers to the "break" system of a train. It should be "brake".

Quotes:

Wes Jackson: It's not just global warming. It's not just fossil-fuel dependency. It's not just soil erosion It's not just chemical contamination of our land and water. It's not just the population problem. And it's not just all of those. - The deterioration of the environment of our planet is an outward mirror of an inner condition. - Like inside, like outside. And that's a part of the Great Work.

Movie Connections:

References "The Amazing Race" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Svefn-g-englar

It's not An Inconvenient Truth, but...

Although it deals with many of the same issues as Al Gore's Oscar winning documentary from last year it lacks some of the style, presentation, and gravitas the former VP exudes so easily.

Still, for what you get it's a pretty good film, though the second half is far superior to the first.

The documentary, as narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, goes into detail of what's wrong with our world, what changes and challenges our generation must accept, and how close we are getting to the point of no return. The first half of the film deals with the destruction and disasters happening all over the globe and comes close, though it never steps over the line, of using the kind of scare tactics many, wrongly, accused Gore of. The second half of the movie deals with what we can do, technology that currently exists and new technology that's on the way. As the film gets more hopeful, peers into the future, and presents amazing opportunities and challenges, it becomes moving and quite powerful.

I'd give the first half of the film a 6, the last half a 10, and so I split the difference and gave it an 8 overall.

If you enjoyed this film and want more you should check out other recent documentaries like An Inconvenient Truth and Who Killed the Electric Car?, both from last year.

Go to RazorFine Review to read my full review for this film, and the others listed above.