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Home (2009)

A stunning visual portrayal of Earth

In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to be pessimistic: humanity has barely ten years left to reverse the trend, become aware of its excessive exploitation of the Earth's riches, and change its consumption pattern.

Date of release
2009-06-03
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (581)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Family
Director
Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

Home is a 2009 French documentary film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. The English version was read by Glenn Close. The Spanish version was read by Salma Hayek. The Arabic version was read by Mahmood Said.

Production

Home was filmed in various stages due to the expanse of the areas portrayed. Taking over eighteen months (1.5 years) to complete the film, director Yann Arthus-Bertrand and a camera man, a camera engineer and a pilot flew in a small helicopter through various regions in over fifty countries.

The filming was done using high-definition "Cineflex" cameras which were suspended from a gyro-stabilized sphere from rails on the base of the helicopter. These cameras, originally manufactured for army firing equipment, reduce vibrations helping to capture smooth images, which appear as if they had been filmed from crane arms or dollies. After almost every flight, recordings were immediately checked to ensure they were usable.

The documentary was filmed in all of the continents of the world, including Antarctica, covering landscapes in 54 countries, which include:

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