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Koyaanisqatsi (1983)

Koyaanisqatsi (1983)

NR 86 minutes EN Documentary
Life out of balance
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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Official website: https://www.koyaanisqatsi.org/
Production companies: IRE Productions, Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, American Zoetrope
Production countries: United States of America
Budget: $600,000
Revenue: $3,200,000

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