Paul Rudd + climate crisis + 1980s Florida = bureaucratic chaos you can't look away from.
At a beachside resort in 1980 Florida, twenty experts gather for a weekend conference on a global issue that is starting to gain traction: the effects of Co2 emissions on the climate. This group of scientists, activists, and policymakers have one simple mandate from Congress — write a statement about what to do. Easier said than done.
Acting
That cast chemistry—Rudd and Giamatti trading existential dread.
Direction
McCarthy wringing tension from people just... talking.
Production
Sweaty 1980s Florida aesthetic, conference room purgatory.
Director
Tom McCarthy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Rachel Kushner's novel, itself inspired by real 1980s climate conferences where scientists knew everything and power did nothing.
McCarthy shot at an actual abandoned resort to capture that specific 'end-of-an-era' rot; the humidity is practically a character.
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