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Life in transformation - Powaqqatsi
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Title: Powaqqatsi

Release Date: 29 Apr 1988

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, IRE Productions, The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Production Companies: Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, IRE Productions, The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Overview: An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.3 (162 votes)

Cast

  • (archive footage): Christie Brinkley
  • (archive footage): David Brinkley
  • Self: Patrick Disanto
  • (archive footage): Pope John Paul II
  • (archive footage): Dan Rather
  • (archive footage): Cheryl Tiegs
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