Documentary-drama with Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage...
Documentary-drama with Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
Covering the topics "climate change, oil, war, politics, consumerism and human stupidity", The Age of Stupid was shot on location in America, UK, India, Nigeria, Iraq, Jordan and the Swiss Alps over a period of three years. It features six separate documentary stories, archive footage and animation (from, amongst others, the creators of the Gorillaz animations). Soundtrack includes songs from Radiohead and Depeche Mode.
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73 %15 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
68 %1,548 reviewsAudience score rating
"A thread of needling gallows humor runs through “The Age of Stupid.” Near the end of the film the Archivist wonders: “Why didn’t we save ourselves? Was the answer that we weren’t sure we were worth saving?” He may have a point."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Like other activist documentaries, may face putdowns from those who find it insufficiently sophisticated or consensual. But it deserves a hearing. To mangle a well-known phrase: Rome is burning and Franny Armstrong is fiddling the right tune."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"There is no denying the passion of director Armstrong, whose McLibel documented the David-and-Goliath struggle between fast-food giant McDonald's and environmental activists Dave Marsh and Helen Steel. But the film loses focus at times, in particular in its concentration on small domestic action."
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"Although interesting in its content, this could have worked better as a straight documentary."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineThe Age of Stupid | Details
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- Runtime
- 92
- Genre
- Documentary, Drama
- Country of origin
- UK
