Naqoyqatsi

Life as war

Collections: Criterion
Studio: Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education
Year: 2002
Critics Rating: 48%
Audience Rating: 70%
Duration: 1 h 29 m
Updated: 2026 Jul 23
Genres: Documentary Drama Music Thriller

Movie ID: 86769
Server: Main Plex Server

Naqoyqatsi

Synopsis

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
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)
Crew
Godfrey Reggio
Godfrey Reggio Director, Author, Producer
Lawrence Taub
Lawrence Taub Producer
Joe Beirne
Joe Beirne Producer

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