The Age of Stupid
Movie · Documentary · Sci-Fi

It's the year 2055 and the world has been ravaged by climate change. London is underwater, Sydney is on fire and nuclear war has turned India into a wasteland. An archivist looks back at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change. From the director of McLibel and starring Pete Postlethwaite, this bold, provocative film warns of the dire consequences of our failure to stop climate change.

2009 · 1h 28m
  • 73%
Starring Pete Postlethwaite, Jeh Wadia, Alvin DuVernay III
Director Franny Armstrong

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Cast & Crew

  • Pete Postlethwaite
    The Archivist
  • J‌W
    Jeh Wadia
    Self
  • A‌D
    Alvin DuVernay III
    Self
  • L‌M
    Layefa Malin
    Self
  • J‌B
    Jamila Bayyoud
    Self
  • F‌P
    Fernand Pareau
    Self
  • F‌A
    Franny Armstrong
    Director
  • John Battsek
    Producer
  • L‌G
    Lizzie Gillett
    Producer
  • F‌A
    Franny Armstrong
    Writer

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The Age of Stupid

Documentary

It's the year 2055 and the world has been ravaged by climate change. London is underwater, Sydney is on fire and nuclear war has turned India into a wasteland. An archivist looks back at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change. From the director of McLibel and starring Pete Postlethwaite, this bold, provocative film warns of the dire consequences of our failure to stop climate change.

73%

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Information

Studio
Journeyman Pictures
Released
2009
Run Time
1 hr 28 min
Rated
NC16
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2008 One-Off Productions Ltd.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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