Powaqqatsi
Apr 29 1988
•2h 40m
•Documentary
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
Cast
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Christie Brinkley
(archive footage)
David Brinkley
(archive footage)
Patrick Disanto
Self
Pope John Paul II
(archive footage)
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