Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress (14/07/2019)
Synopsis
An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.
Production
ARTE, Cinéphage Productions, Les Films du Tambour de soie, Stenola Productions, Mucem, RTBF, CNRS Images, RTS
Pays de production
Belgium, France, Switzerland
Genres
Documentary, History
Jacques Bonnaffé
John D. Rockefeller
Woodrow Wilson
Adolf Hitler
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Van Heflin