UK. 2009. Dir.: Franny Armstrong. Digital projection. 92 min. With Pete Postlethwaite.

http://www.ageofstupid.net
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Described by international media and politicians alike as ‘essential viewing to anyone who cares about the survival of our planet’ The Age of Stupid stars Postlethewaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching ‘archival’ footage from 2008 and asking, ‘why didn’t we stop climate change whilst we still had the chance?’ In the crucial lead-up to December’s UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, where the successor to the Kyoto treaty will be decided, this is a question that hopefully future generations will never be forced to ask.

"One of the most important films you can see this year."
-ATTITUDE MAGAZINE

"A frightening jeremiad about the effects of climate change."
–NEW YORK TIMES

"The Age of Stupid manages to blend the factual with the emotional without ever feeling too earnest or didactic."
-LITTLE WHITE LIES

"Predictions from extinction movie already happening in real life."
-THE SUN

"[The film] largely avoids talking heads, lengthy BBC-accented voiceovers, and other stifling staples of many documentaries. The pace is taut and the portraits intimate and playful, with an eye for gem-like moments of absurdity."
-NATURE

"The first successful dramatisation of climate change to reach the big screen."
-THE GUARDIAN

are you going to watch it before or after the Alouettes game tomorrow?