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The Age of Stupid

  • 20092009
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 32m
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7.0/10
4.5K
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The Age of Stupid (2009)
This documentary/drama/animation hybrid stars Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist in the devastated world of the future, asking the question: "Why didn't we stop climate change when we still had the chance?"
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A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change.A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change.A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change.
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  • Director
    • Franny Armstrong
  • Writer
    • Franny Armstrong
  • Stars
    • Pete Postlethwaite
    • Jehangir Wadia
    • Alvin DuVernay
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  • Director
    • Franny Armstrong
  • Writer
    • Franny Armstrong
  • Stars
    • Pete Postlethwaite
    • Jehangir Wadia
    • Alvin DuVernay
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    • 48User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete Postlethwaite
    • The Archivistas The Archivist
    Jehangir Wadia
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Jeh Wadia)
    Alvin DuVernay
    • Selfas Self
    Layefa Malini
    • Selfas Self
    Jamila Bayyoud
    • Selfas Self
    Piers Guy
    • Selfas Self
    Lisa Guy
    • Selfas Self
    Fernand Pareau
    • Selfas Self
    Babou Ceesay
    Babou Ceesay
    • Selfas Self
    • (voice)
    Toyah Frantzen
    Toyah Frantzen
    • Dutchas Dutch
    Mark Lynas
    Mark Lynas
    • Self - Author, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planetas Self - Author, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet
    • Director
      • Franny Armstrong
    • Writer
      • Franny Armstrong
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    • Trivia
      The film takes place in 2055.
    • Goofs
      At the end of a timeline depicting the disasters Earth has to endure thanks to man's effect on global warming, an image of Earth is shown. Despite all talk of melting ice caps and rising sea levels, Earth's land mass looks exactly as it does when the film was made.
    • Quotes

      Alvin DuVernay: In my opinion our use or misuse of resources the last 100 years or so, I'd probably rename that age, something like The Age of Ignorance, The Age of Stupid.

    • Connections
      Featured in Pauw & Witteman: Episode #4.11 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Orchestral Score
      Written by Chris Brierley

      Produced by Paul Sampson & Chris Brierley

      Performed by Stupid Orchestra

    User reviews48

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    7/10
    This Movie Sets The Record Straight!
    Thank The Heavens!! If films like this and al gore are the force behind committing economic suicide then rest assured my follow friends who posses commonsense....we are safe for now! What a self serving holy then thou piece of nonsense this film is. It seeks only to provoke emotion and all commonsense is regarded as being evil earth hating thoughts. You may think this film will only serve to excite the disciples of global warming, but in fact it does much more.....It proves (to the independent thinker) how far the religion of global warming has come, this movie will scare most into avoiding the cult not joining it!!!
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    • Release date
      • August 19, 2009 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • La era de la estupidez
    • Filming locations
      • Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Passion Pictures
      • Spanner Films
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    • Budget
      • £650,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $346,176
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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