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The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid

War · Documentary · History · 2009

Pete Postlethwaite stars 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?

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The Age of Stupid

2009 War · Documentary · History 1h 32m

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Pete Postlethwaite stars 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?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Franny Armstrong

Written by

Franny Armstrong

Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

The Archivist

Babou Ceesay

Babou Ceesay

Self (voice)

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Toyah Frantzen

Self - Dutch

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.