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"A light bulb won't solve global warming. This guy's bright ideas just might."

2010 1h 27m EN

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★6.4TMDB · 12

Documentary

Synopsis

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A documentary that takes an alternative approach to dealing with the global warming crisis.

“A light bulb won't solve global warming. This guy's bright ideas just might.”

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Cast

Bjørn Lomborg
Self - Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center
Hashem Akbari
Self - Head of Heat Island Group, Berkeley Lab
Al Gore
Self (archive footage)
James Hansen
Self - Director, NASA Institute for Space Studies
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Barry Glassner
Self - Sociologist, USC and Author, 'The Culture of Fear'
Richard Lindzen
Self - Professor of Atmospheric Science, MIT
Nathan Myhrvold
Self - Founder, Intellectual Ventures

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ondi Timoner
Writers: Terry Botwick
Languages: English, Polish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Polish.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Bjørn Lomborg and Hashem Akbari and Al Gore carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "A light bulb won't solve global warming. This guy's bright ideas just might.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1694015 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ondi Timoner directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Polish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Bjørn Lomborg and Hashem Akbari and Al Gore carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A light bulb won't solve global warming. This guy's bright ideas just might.".
7IMDB entry: tt1694015 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.