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The Age of Stupid

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
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7.0/10
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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.

  • Director
    • Franny Armstrong
  • Writer
    • Franny Armstrong
  • Stars
    • Pete Postlethwaite
    • Jehangir Wadia
    • Alvin DuVernay
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
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    • Director
      • Franny Armstrong
    • Writer
      • Franny Armstrong
    • Stars
      • Pete Postlethwaite
      • Jehangir Wadia
      • Alvin DuVernay
    • 49User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete Postlethwaite
    • The Archivist
    Jehangir Wadia
    • Self
    • (as Jeh Wadia)
    Alvin DuVernay
    • Self
    Layefa Malini
    • Self
    Jamila Bayyoud
    • Self
    Piers Guy
    • Self
    Lisa Guy
    • Self
    Fernand Pareau
    • Self
    Babou Ceesay
    Babou Ceesay
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Toyah Frantzen
    • Dutch
    Mark Lynas
    Mark Lynas
    • 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 reviews49

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    9/10
    this movie profoundly changed my way of thinking
    ... and also thanks to the ratings and comments on the message board. (i want to point out that there was a lot more negative ratings/comments about this movie when i first reviewed it)

    the film shows multiple stories which cover different aspects of how people contribute climate change and how they are affected in return. the nice thing is that it isn't a emotionally distanced documentary that just shows the results in a rather cold manner but also shows motivations of people and parts of their personal life.

    a similar assumption to the one being made at the end of "diary of the dead" is being made in this movie: maybe humanity isn't worth saving. this thought is underlined by examples of ignorant and egotistical people.

    some here say the movie is preachy - i think it is not preachy enough. you can't break the brainwashing of stupidity outlets like fox news with just showing facts. there should be texts saying "YOU are killing people right now". well, maybe not quite as harsh but still... the majority of the people need a metaphorical slap in the face to wake them up.

    which brings me to the way in which this movie has changed my thoughts (and behavior). while watching these idiots protest a wind farm because their precious "view" might be destroyed, something finally clicked. i always knew that the majority of people are like that but the thing is - there is no appealing to them. their comfort is more important than anything else. and because of that, humanity truly deserves to perish. i've always tried to help and my biggest goal in life was to somehow improve life for people - but i now realize that they don't deserve it.
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    Details

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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
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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