Earthlings (2005)

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.

Director:

Shaun Monson

Writer:

Shaun Monson

Star:

Joaquin Phoenix

Cast

Credited cast:
Joaquin Phoenix	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.

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Plot Keywords:

animals in distress | pain | animal cruelty | violence | animal abuse | 

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Taglines:

Make The Connection

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Genres:

Documentary | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zemljani

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nation Earth

Technical Specs

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

4 x 1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Earthlings is the first part of a trilogy. Right now, "Nation Earth" is working on the second part (UNITY), a documentary film about unifying the three parts of earth: nature, animals and humankind.

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Quotes

[first lines]
title card: earth-ling n. - One who inhabits the earth.
Narrator: Since we all inhabit the earth, we are all considered earthlings. There is no sexism, racism, or speciesism in the term 'earthling'. It encompasses each and every one of us: warm- or cold-blooded, mammal, vertebrate or invertebrate, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish and human alike.

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Connections

Referenced in El fin de la comedia: Episode #2.1 (2017)

User Reviews

At last the horrors of our animal industries are revealed

This is such a brilliant piece of work from Shaun Monson and Joaquin Phoenix. Using undercover footage, the film shows what the animals go through to give us the products that the human race uses every day.

The average Joe eats meat, but wouldn't kill an animal himself. He tries his best not to think about how it went from a living breathing pig or cow, to a rasher of bacon or a steak. Many people get through their whole lives protected from the horrible truth. As Phoenix said in the film "If slaughterhouses had glass walls, we would all be vegetarians." Well, this documentary shows what's going on behind those walls. This film is not just about animals used for the food industry, but also shines the light on - among others - the fur industry, animal circuses and animal experimentation.

By avoiding overly emotive language the film has a tremendous impact and the biggest shame is that not more people have seen it - or even heard of it. Please watch this film, and tell others about it. It gives an incite into the things we take for granted.

You don't have to buy it - it's free to watch on google.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1282796533661048967

Watch it all. Take an hour and a bit out of your life for this movie - it will change it. I have been vegan ever since watching this movie.