Powaqqatsi

Powaqqatsi

7.3IMDb Score
Released:1988-04-29
Genre:Documentary
Duration:100 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Godfrey Reggio
Actors:Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Patrick Disanto, Pope John Paul II, Dan Rather
Production:Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, IRE Productions, Golan-Globus Productions, NorthSouth Productions, The Cannon Group

Overview:

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

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