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Title: Naqoyqatsi

Release Date: 2 Sep 2002

Runtime: 1h 29m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, Qatsi Productions, IRE Productions, Miramax

Production Companies: Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, Qatsi Productions, IRE Productions, Miramax

Overview: A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (137 votes)

Cast

  • Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Marlon Brando
  • Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Elton John
  • Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  • Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Madonna
  • Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Adolf Hitler
  • Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Bill Clinton
  • Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Fidel Castro
  • Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Ronald Reagan
  • Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Paul McCartney
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