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Summary
A documentary film exploring humanity's relationship with technology and with the natural world. Shot over a 5-year period in more than 30 countries, the film pioneers new timelapse, time-dilation, underwater, and aerial cinematography techniques to give audiences new eyes with which to see our world.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+8)
Critics 57Audiences 65GoodWatch 53
Tomatometer57%
IMDb6.5
Letterboxd · 695 ratings3.2/5
Running time
1 h 14 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −22 min on the typical 96
typical 9674Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 26 more
Released
2021
April 9, 2021
5 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryMusicFamilyMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Arab Emirates- United States
Directing · 1
- Tom Löwe Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Production · 2
- Terrence Malick Executive Producer
- Godfrey Reggio Executive Producer
Sound · 1
- Joseph Trapanese Original Music Composer
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