Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

Life as war

Part of Qatsi Collection

2002•1h 29m•6.1/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.1/10(152)

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

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Production

Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, Qatsi Productions, IRE Productions, Miramax

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Elton John

Elton John

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Madonna

Madonna

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tenzin Gyatso

Tenzin Gyatso

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thomas A. Edison

Thomas A. Edison

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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