Pete Postlethwaite's new climate movie

screens in Parliament

As the UK Government's Climate Bill reaches its final stages, Pete

Postlethwaite presents his new feature documentary, "The Age of

Stupid", to the All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group on July

21.

The Age Of Stupid is the new movie from 'McLibel' Director Franny

Armstrong and the Producer of the Oscar-winning 'One Day In

September', John Battsek. It will be released in cinemas in the

Autumn and has already won two prestigious prizes at the "Sunny Side

of the Doc" film market, its first industry screening. Feedback from

early viewers has been incredible - see comments below or short film

here:

http://www.oneclimate.net/2008/05/25/two-days-to-the-age-of-stupid/

Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father,

Brassed Off, Usual Suspects) stars as an old man living in the

devastated world of 2055. He watches 'archive' footage from 2008 and

asks: Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?

The UK Government is in the final stages of preparing the new Climate

Bill. Director Franny said, “Our aim in making the film is to be

part of the public uprising which forces the world's Governments to

make an international law strong enough to prevent runaway climate

change and keep our planet habitable. This screening in the UK

Parliament is a brilliant first step. I hope we can help persuade the

politicians to make the new Climate Bill as strong as the science says

it needs to be.”

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Pete, who recently received planning permission to install a home

turbine on his own property, and has spoken out about the

ever-increasing dangers of climate change, said: “The stakes are

very, very high. They’re through the roof. So when I looked at the

subject and what the film is trying to do, there was no option

really. I had to do it.” He added, “This film’s not quite as

big as Jurassic Park, but it’s lovely to be on a set where people

really want to be there and are committed to what they’re doing.”

The Age of Stupid is “crowd-funded”: 280 investors gave between

50 and 5000 pounds and each own a percentage of the film. This gives

the filmmakers complete editorial freedom, plus control of the

distribution. All profits will be shared between the investors and

crew, who worked for massively reduced rates.

FIRST VIEWERS’ FEEDBACK

“Like a kick in the balls with a hug” - “It really, really got

me, deep inside” - “I was overwhelmed for several days” -

“Seriously brilliant” - “Consumingly stimulating” -

“Stunning stunning stunning” - “Made me laugh, made me cry and,

most importantly, made me think” - “I was blubbering all

through” - “Two days later, I’m still reeling” - “I’m

telling everyone I know to see it” - “Had a very profound

experience and can’t convey the impact the film had” - “I’m

blown away” - “So powerful, so moving, so ingenious” - “I was

completely overwhelmed and had to go and cry for ten minutes” - “I

thought it’d be good, but it was absolutely awesome”