Age of Stupid (2009)
Part of the Radical
| Director: | Franny Armstrong |
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| Certificate: | BBFC 12A |
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English and others |
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A film using drama and documentary to tell a story set in 2055.
Pete Posthlethwaite stars as a man who is sitting in a post climate apocalypse world surrounded by the consumer debris of the last century trying to work out why we didn't do something to save our beautiful planet when we could have. Has to be seen and also acted upon.
See www.ageofstupid.net
Other films in the Radical:
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Film: The Weather Underground
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Film: The White Party (And Discussion) (2005)
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Film: Learning From The Miners Strike (1984)
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Film: The Coconut Revolution (2001)
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Film: The Power Of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006)
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25
Film: Coal Not Dole: Miners' Campaign Tapes (1984)
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03
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03
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02
Film: Films Without Borders Presents... No Borders Camp Uk 2007
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11
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13
Film: War On Democracy (2006)
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21
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06
Film: The Truth About Weapons Of Mass Destruction (2007)
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17
Film: The Truth About Weapons Of Mass Destruction
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17
Film: The Truth About Weapons Of Mass Destruction (2007)
17 Feb 2008, 5:30 p.m.
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18
Film: Breaking The Silence
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15
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09
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02
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