Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
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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.
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Jacques Bonnaffé
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
First Name: Carmen
The Marching Band
John D. Rockefeller
Self (archive footage)
Woodrow Wilson
Self (archive footage)
Also in
America Goes Over
President Wilson arrives in New York to lead fourth Liberty Loan parade [1918]
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Also in
War of the Century
Hitler's Last Year
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Everyman
The Destroyer of Worlds
Van Heflin
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Shane
3:10 to Yuma
Lewis Strauss
Self (archive footage)
Mária Telkes
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Dark Victory
The Killers
Jane Wyman
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Lost Weekend
Stage Fright
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Freedom's Fury
This Week
Lino Ventura
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Army of Shadows
Crooks in Clover
Jean-Robert Viallet Director · Christophe Bonneuil Writer Jean-Baptiste Fressoz Writer
First release April 17, 2019 · Produced in Belgium, France, Switzerland · Languages English, French, German
Production
ARTE
Production
Cinéphage Productions
Production
Les Films du Tambour de soie
Production
Stenola Productions
Production
Mucem
Production
RTBF
Production
CNRS Images
Production
RTS
Production
Belgium · France · Switzerland
Produced in
Anthropocène
Working title
Languages
Original title
L'Homme a mangé la Terre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
Switzerland · April 17, 2019
TV · RTS
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
April 24, 2019 · TV · RTBF
France
April 24, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
April 30, 2019 · TV · ARTE
Germany
April 24, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
July 14, 2019 · Premiere · NaturVision Filmfestival
Italy
May 15, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
Poland
May 15, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
Spain
April 27, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
October 22, 2020 · Digital
United Kingdom
June 5, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
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