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Beautiful Islands

Play trailer Beautiful Islands PG 2009 1h 46m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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A documented look at three beautiful islands shaken by climate change: Tuvalu in the South Pacific, Venice in Italy and Shishmaref in Alaska. They have different climates and cultures, but the people all love their islands.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 07/23/2010
2.5/5
In short, it's pretty but dull. Go to Full Review Tim Grierson L.A. Weekly 07/22/2010
At a time when most advocacy documentaries aim for righteous fury, Tomoko Kana's Beautiful Islands is so gentle that it's practically radical by comparison. Go to Full Review John Anderson Variety 07/06/2010
An extraordinarily eloquent synthesis of imagery and urgency. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 07/01/2010
9.62/10
Breathtaking, captivating and inspirational. It's a non-preachy, vital wake-up call for all of mankind. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/30/2010 Just saw this film at a DGA screening last week in LA. This is a much different film than I expected, but very good with amazing cinematography. See more Read all reviews
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Tomoko Kana

Director

Tomoko Kana

Producer

Hirokazu Koreeda

Executive Producer

Yukio Minami

Cinematographer

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Movie Info

Synopsis A documented look at three beautiful islands shaken by climate change: Tuvalu in the South Pacific, Venice in Italy and Shishmaref in Alaska. They have different climates and cultures, but the people all love their islands.
Director
Tomoko Kana
Producer
Tomoko Kana
Rating
PG (Some Violent Images|Brief Nudity|Smoking|Language)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 46m