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Released 17 years ago.
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The Age of Stupid
2009 1h 32m EN
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6.6
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73%
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★6.6TMDB · 81🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 4,738
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Synopsis
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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?
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Pete Postlethwaite
The Archivist
Babou Ceesay
Self (voice)
Toyah Frantzen
Self - Dutch
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Franny Armstrong
- Writers
- Franny Armstrong
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor David G. Hill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Pete Postlethwaite and Babou Ceesay and Toyah Frantzen carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1300563 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Franny Armstrong directs. David G. Hill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 17 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor David G. Hill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Pete Postlethwaite and Babou Ceesay and Toyah Frantzen carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1300563 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- David G. Hill
- Production design
- David Bryan
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 73% 🍅 Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 7/10 · 4,738 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Awards
2 nominations
Also by
Franny Armstrong
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Key crew
- CinematographyLawrence Gardner
- EditorDavid G. Hill
- MusicChris Brierley
- Co-Executive ProducerPeter Armstrong
- Executive ProducerJohn Battsek
- ProducerLizzie Gillett
- Co-Executive ProducerAndrew Ruhemann
- CastingGemma Hancock
- CastingSam Stevenson
- Production DesignDavid Bryan
- Set DecorationFran Cooper
- Costume DesignerHeidi Miller
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- post-apocalyptic future
- global warming
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-09-21
Also known as
International titles
- 愚昧年代CN
- A hülyeség koraHU
