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Dirt! The Movie

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Dirt! The Movie (2009)
The story of the relationship between humans and dirt, Dirt The Movie, humorously details how humans are rapidly destroying the last natural resource on earth from Dirt's point of view.
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The only remedy for disconnecting people from the natural world is connecting them to it again.The only remedy for disconnecting people from the natural world is connecting them to it again.The only remedy for disconnecting people from the natural world is connecting them to it again.

  • Directors
    • Bill Benenson
    • Gene Rosow
    • Eleonore Dailly
  • Stars
    • Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Bill Logan
    • Vandana Shiva
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    500
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    • Directors
      • Bill Benenson
      • Gene Rosow
      • Eleonore Dailly
    • Stars
      • Jamie Lee Curtis
      • Bill Logan
      • Vandana Shiva
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Jamie Lee Curtis
    Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Bill Logan
    • Self - Author, Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth
    Vandana Shiva
    Vandana Shiva
    • Self - Physicist, Farmer & Environmental Activist
    Fritjof Capra
    • Self - Theoretical Physicist & Author
    John Todd
    • Self - Biologist & Eco-designer
    Gary Vaynerchuk
    Gary Vaynerchuk
    • Self - Host, Wine Library TV
    Wangari Maathai
    Wangari Maathai
    • Self - Nobel Laureate & Founder of Green Belt Movement
    Janine Benyus
    • Self - Founder, The Biomimicry Institute
    Miguel Altieri
    • Self - Entomologist, UC Berkeley
    Jeremy Narby
    • Self - Anthropologist & Author
    Paul Stamets
    Paul Stamets
    • Self - Mycologist
    Andy Lipkis
    • Self - Founder & President, TreePeople
    Bob Cannard
    • Self - Farmer
    Kevin Rowell
    • Self - Natural Builder
    Marisha Farnsworth
    • Self - Natural Builder
    Jeannette Armstrong
    • Self - Speaker, Okanagan Indian Land
    • (as Jeanette Armstrong)
    David Orr
    • Self - Professor of Environmental Studies, Oberlin College
    Sebastião Salgado
    Sebastião Salgado
    • Self - Photographer & Co-Founder of Instituto Terra
    • (as Sebastiao Salgado)
    • Directors
      • Bill Benenson
      • Gene Rosow
      • Eleonore Dailly
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      Founder - The Wine Library: With the amount of species that live in a teaspoon of dirt, I think it's very obvious dirt might be more alive than we are.

    User reviews6

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    10/10
    Wonderful Documentary
    I found Dirt! to be a great work. But I find that I am in the minority, unfortunately. Dirt! is a movie that everyone should watch and think about very, very carefully.It has a lot of pretty important and very pertinent information and perspectives. Which, I admit, are against the general consensus which seems to be of the opinion that the earth is just here for our wanton extraction and harvesation of its resources.

    But we aren't. We are just here. And we should respect that. This is the central message I got out of the movie.

    Dirt! is actually an enjoyable movie, which is what should be stated first, I suppose. It has cartoons. Cartoon are always fun. I enjoyed the style of the cartooning as well, it was very expressive. It is not as depressing as many environmental movies can get, though, of course, it has its moments.

    Dirt! is not a political movie, it is not religious, but it is about some strong opinions and some stark facts and predictions which I think are entirely reasonable if not a little optimistic. (I like to think of myself as a realist: I don't think the glass is half empty, or half full, I think "that glass is twice as big as it needs to be") But even if the movie is, itself, not political or religious or (outrightly) ethical, it will spark some heated debates along all those lines.

    All I ask is that when discussing the ramifications expressed in this "Wonderful" (yeah, I'll call it wonderful) movie, you do not regurgitate comebacks that you haven't thought about. Instead, please consider the point of view of the people in this movie. Realize that these are opinions held be intelligent people who have thought long and hard about this stuff and therefore have some very valid things to say. Just as valid as yourself. Discuss it. It's important.
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    • scaeascaea
    • Apr 24, 2010

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    • Release date
      • 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Independent Lens site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 泥土
    • Filming locations
      • Argentina
    • Production company
      • Common Ground Media
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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