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Quick Info

Rating

7.9/10

Release1983

Runtime1h 26m

StatusReleased

Budget$600,000

Revenue$3,200,000

Production

IRE Productions

Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education

American Zoetrope

Movie

Koyaanisqatsi

1983

1h 26m

7.9

Documentary

Music

Synopsis

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

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