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Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

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.

Top Cast

  • Jacques Bonnaffé

    Jacques Bonnaffé

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • John D. Rockefeller

    John D. Rockefeller

    Self (archive footage)

  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    Self (archive footage)

  • J. Robert Oppenheimer

    J. Robert Oppenheimer

    Self (archive footage)

  • Van Heflin

    Van Heflin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Lewis Strauss

    Lewis Strauss

    Self (archive footage)

  • Mária Telkes

    Mária Telkes

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

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.

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