Home (2009)

With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.

Director:

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Writers:

Isabelle Delannoy, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Stars:

Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Glenn Close, Jacques Gamblin

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yann Arthus-Bertrand	...	Narrator (voice)
Glenn Close	...	Narrator (voice)
Jacques Gamblin	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.

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Plot Keywords:

earth | tar sands | ecological footprint | environmental issues | environmental crime | 

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Taglines:

A Stunning Visual Portrayal of Earth

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French English Russian Spanish German

Release Date:

5 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boomerang

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elzévir Films, EuropaCorp, France 2 (FR2)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min (edited) 118 min (DVD) 114 min (DVD) 120 min (long)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The 2011 film 'The Tree of Life' by Terrence Malick used some shots from 'Home' with permission. They appear during the creation scene and a few other sequences.

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Goofs

In the facts section, the text for the 10th fact reads, "The average temperature of the last 15 years have been the highest ever recorded." It should read has, not have (or temperatures, not temperature).

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Quotes

Narrator: The cost of our actions is high. Others pay the price without having been actively involved. I have seen refugee camps as big as cities,sprawling in the desert. How many men, women and children will be left by the wayside tomorrow? Must we always build walls to break the chain of human solidarity, separate peoples and protect the happiness of some from the misery of others?
Narrator: It's too late to be a pessimist. I know that a single human can knock down every wall. It's too late to be a pessimist. ...
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Connections

Featured in Lucy (2014)

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Soundtracks

Cum Dederit
Performed by Sandrine Piau

User Reviews

A wake up call.. for all of us

This is my first review on IMDb ever, but I thought this documentary deserved it. The cinematography of this documentary is amazing, even the images of pollution of the environment that humans have caused look remarkably appealing to the eye. But this documentary is much more than a stream of beautiful images from across the world.

The message that the documentary contains is a strong one: unlike our nations, our ecosystem doesn't have any borders. As humans organized in nation states, we spend 12 times as much on weapons to defend ourselves from each other than we spend on aid for the poorest. The effects of the exploitation of our shared ecosystem will affect us all and will hit those who already face the toughest circumstances the hardest. The problems that our world faces, cannot be solved by any country alone. Too long have we focused on what separates us as citizens of specific countries, without realizing that we are all bound together as human beings. Without a rapidly growing global awareness of the situation we are facing, we will leave a much harsher environment for our children, in which natural resources on which we all depend will become increasingly scarce.

I am a student in my twenties; the state the world is in today, is how my generation will inherit it, before we will have had the chance to have any effect on this trend. Can this really be the inheritance of a generation that dedicated itself to peace, love and happiness? Maybe. Or maybe it's not too late just yet. You might still be a skeptic about the message the documentary tries to convey after reading my comments, but I promise you this: it will be much harder to be skeptic about that message after having watched Home.