

Before the Flood
2016-10-21 · 93 min · ★ 7.7
A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet.
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- Directors
- Fisher Stevens
- Production companies
- RatPac Documentary Films, Appian Way, National Geographic, Diamond Docs
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Leonardo DiCaprioSelf
Bill ClintonSelf
John KerrySelf
Barack ObamaSelf
Elon MuskSelf
Pope FrancisSelf
Ban Ki-moonSelf
Alejandro G. IñárrituSelf
Oprah WinfreySelf (archive footage)
Michael E. MannSelf
Donald TrumpSelf (archive footage)
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