Before the Flood

"The science is clear, the future is not."

Oct 30 2016 PG 1h 36m

Documentary

A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet.

Plot

Using his celebrity status to draw attention to the problem of global warming, one of the most important and pressing issues of our time, actor and United Nations Messenger of Peace, Leonardo DiCaprio, travels the globe to witness firsthand the effects of an impending environmental disaster. By visiting ancient melting glaciers and levelled Indonesian tropical forests, DiCaprio unearths an urgent situation and the world's dependence on fossil fuels, going as far as to visit President Obama himself for an in-depth interview. But, can this crusade inspire the climate-change deniers?

Written by

Mark Monroe

Directed by

Fisher Stevens

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ban Ki-moon, Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

National Geographic, Appian Way, RatPac Documentary Films

Languages

Türkçe, Français, English

Awards

2 wins & 8 nominations

Trailers

Before the Flood Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Documentary

Scores

# of Votes

29,598

Average Rating

8.2 out of 10

Metascore

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