Pete Postlethwaite Jehangir Wadia Layefa Malin Al Duvernay Fernand Pareau Jamila and Adnan Bayyoud Piers Guy Mark Lynas Mohamed Nasheed David King George Monbiot Richard Heinberg Ed Miliband
Narrated by
Pete Postlethwaite
Cinematography
Franny Armstrong
Edited by
David G Hill
Music by
Chris Brierley
Production company
Spanner Films
Distributed by
Dogwoof Pictures (UK)
Release date
20 March 2009 (2009-03-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
89 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Budget
£450,000[1]
The Age of Stupid is a 2009 British docufiction film directed by Franny Armstrong, with first-time producer Lizzie Gillett. The executive producer is John Battsek. The film is a drama-documentary-animation hybrid. It combines documentary footage from 2008 with Pete Postlethwaite portraying a man living alone in a devastated world of 2055, who asks "Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?"
The makers of The Age of Stupid were among the first to use the crowdfunding model and pioneered a new distribution system, Indie Screenings. It premiered simultaneously on 62 screens across the UK in March 2009, making it a record holder for the largest ever film premiere. Critical reception was generally positive, with reviews commending its message and format.
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