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7.4/10 Top Documentary Films Directed by Fisher Stevens Running time 96 minutes Director Fisher Stevens | 8.4/10 IMDb 71% Rotten Tomatoes Distributed by National Geographic Initial release 9 September 2016 Screenplay Mark Monroe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Fisher Stevens
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jennifer Davisson Killoran
James Packer
Brett Ratner
Trevor Davidoski Music by Gustavo Santaolalla
Trent Reznor
Atticus Ross
Mogwai Release date October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) Producers Leonardo DiCaprio, Fisher Stevens, James Packer, Brett Ratner, Trevor Davidoski, Jennifer Davisson Killoran Nominations Critics' Choice Documentary Award Best Director (TV/Streaming) Cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, John Kerry Similar Leonardo DiCaprio movies, Global warming movies, Documentaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before the flood official trailer 1 2016 leonardo dicaprio documentary movie hd
Before the Flood is a 2016 documentary film about climate change directed by Fisher Stevens. The film was produced as a collaboration between Stevens, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Packer, Brett Ratner, Trevor Davidoski, and Jennifer Davisson Killoran. Martin Scorsese is an executive producer.
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- Before the flood official trailer 1 2016 leonardo dicaprio documentary movie hd
- Before the flood trailer national geographic
- Background
- Content
- Cast
- Broadcast and streaming
- Critical response
- Soundtrack
- References
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016, and was released theatrically on October 21, before airing on the National Geographic Channel on October 30. As part of National Geographic's commitment to covering climate change, the documentary was made widely available and free of charge on various platforms.
Before the flood trailer national geographic
Background
At the European premiere in London in October 2016, DiCaprio introduced the film as follows:
Before The Flood is the product of an incredible three-year journey that took place with my co-creator and director Fisher Stevens. We went to every corner of the globe to document the devastating impacts of climate change and questioned humanity's ability to reverse what may be the most catastrophic problem mankind has ever faced. There was a lot to take on. All that we witnessed on this journey shows us that our world's climate is incredibly interconnected and that it is at urgent breaking point. ... We wanted to create a film that gave people a sense of urgency, that made them understand what particular things are going to solve this problem. We bring up the issue of a carbon tax, for example, which I haven't seen in a lot of documentaries. Basically, sway a capitalist economy to try to invest in renewables, to bring less money and subsidies out of oil companies. These are the things that are really going to make a massive difference. ... We need to use our vote ... We cannot afford to have political leaders out there that do not believe in modern science or the scientific method or empirical truths ... We cannot afford to waste time having people in power that choose to believe in the 2 percent of the scientific community that is basically bought off by lobbyists and oil companies.
Content
The film shows DiCaprio visiting various regions of the globe exploring the impact of man-made global warming. As a narrator, DiCaprio comments these encounters as well as archive footages. DiCaprio repeatedly references a 15th-century triptych by Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, which, he explains, hung above his crib as an infant, and which he uses as an analogy of the present course of the world toward potential ruin as depicted on its final panel. The film also documents, in part, the production of DiCaprio's 2015 film The Revenant.
DiCaprio's comments and inquiries focus extensively on climate change denial, mostly among corporate lobbyists and politicians of the United States.
Cast
Along with DiCaprio, the documentary's subjects include Barack Obama, Pope Francis, Sunita Narain, Anote Tong, John Kerry, Elon Musk, Alejandro Inarritu, Piers Sellers and Johan Rockström.
Broadcast and streaming
The film was made available freely on the internet between October 30 and November 6 2016, the run up to US Election Day, having aired on the National Geographic Channel in 171 countries and on some countries' national television channels. The film is subtitled in 45 languages, making it accessible for non-English audiences. The film had been watched more than 2 million times on the day following its release.
Critical response
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 70% approval rating, based on 27 reviews. On Metacritic, it has a score of 63 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".
Before the Flood was described as "surprisingly moving" in W and as "a heartfelt, decent, educational documentary about the most important issue of our time" by The Guardian.
Variety praised the fact that "given the sincerity of its message, its ability to assemble such a watchable and comprehensive account gives it an undeniable urgency", stating that "where the film succeeds the most is by focusing on the ground-level victims of climate change, whether the polar bears of the Arctic, or the inhabitants of island nations like Kiribati".
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was written and performed by Mogwai, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Gustavo Santaolalla.