
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress (2019)
7.7
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Jul 14, 2019 (FR)
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Documentary, History
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destruction of a civilization
based on novel or book
industrial unrest
world war i
self-destruction
cold war
world war ii
greed
damage
global warming
industrial revolution
industrial society
post world war i
mankind annihilated
destruction of planet
destruction
weapon of mass destruction
oil industry
archive footage
post world war ii
social documentary
coal mining
earth in peril
environmental destruction
deforestation
mankind
industrial heritage
19th century
atomic energy
mass destruction
old footage
destruction of earth
ecological footprint
history of mankind
plastic contamination
chemical industry
social and industrial development
industrial pollution
observational documentary
environmental documentary
documentary
post-anthropocene
industrial documentary
An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.
Featured Crew
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Writer, Book
Writer, Book
Researcher
Producer
Editor
Producer
Co-Producer
Original Music Composer
Sound Editor, Sound Mixer
Cast

Jacques Bonnaffé
Self - Narrator (voice)

John D. Rockefeller
Self (archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson
Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)

J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)

Van Heflin
Self (archive footage)

Lewis Strauss
Self (archive footage)

Mária Telkes
Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)

Jane Wyman
Self (archive footage)