An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

Directed by

Davis Guggenheim

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 982 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Former US Vice President Al Gore presents a slide show about the science and dangers of global warming. The film follows his effort to educate audiences around the world on the climate crisis.

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What happens

An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former vice president of the United States Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming. The film features a slide show that, by Gore's own estimate, he has presented over 1,000 times to audiences worldwide. The idea to document Gore's efforts came from producer Laurie David, who saw his presentation at a town hall meeting on global warming, which coincided with the opening of The Day After Tomorrow. Laurie David was so inspired by his slide show that she, with producer Lawrence Bender, met with Guggenheim, and Co-Producer Lesley Chilcott, to adapt the presentation into a film. Premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opening in New York City and Los Angeles on May 24, 2006, the film was a critical and commercial success, winning two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song. The film grossed $24 million in the US and $26 million in other countries' box offices, becoming the eleventh highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States. Since the film's release, An Inconvenient Truth has been credited for raising international public awareness of global warming and reenergizing the environmental movement. The documentary has also been included in science curricula in schools around the world, which has spurred some controversy due to some of the data it used. A sequel to the film, titled An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, was released on July 28, 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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