12 Shocking Documentaries That Will Change How You See The World
6. Before The Flood (2016)
Before the Flood is the 2016 climate change documentary that sees Leonardo DiCaprio visiting various regions around the world and exploring how global warming has affected them. He speaks to world-leaders, scientists and campaigners in an attempt to document the way that the planet is slowly dying.
The film lashes out against climate change deniers and discusses the ways in which the earth is hitting a breaking point where soon we won’t be able to reverse the damage caused. The filmmakers have addressed how hard the documentary was the film at times because of the shocking and heartbreaking revelations on what is happening to the planet. Equally it is hard to watch.
Mainly, the film will encourage you to use your voice to make the changes necessary to make the planet thrive again; mostly this manifests itself in voting for a government and politicians that value the effort to stop climate change. Beyond the Flood makes it clear that we are not hopeless, we need to work towards a positive future.