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Earth

2019 · 115 min

A patient, observational documentary that immerses you in the roar and dust of heavy excavation, asking quiet questions about human ambition and the planet.

Directed by
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Trent Wells, Paul Mellor, Steven Kuzar
Overview
Several billion tons of earth are moved annually by humans - with shovels, excavators or dynamite. Nikolaus Geyrhalter observes people in mines, quarries, large construction sites in a constant struggle to appropriate the planet.

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Directed by
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Trent Wells, Paul Mellor, Steven Kuzar
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    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • environment
    • power
    • nature
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Nikolaus Geyrhalter
    Written by
    Nikolaus Geyrhalter
    Starring
    Trent Wells, Paul Mellor, Steven Kuzar, Svyatoslav Babyuk, Marina Zanetti, Ina Stelljes, Lutz Teichmann
    Cinematography
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    Runtime
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    Country
    Austria
    Languages
    German, English, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian

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