An Inconvenient Truth
Humanity's Ticking Time Bomb

Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.

Former Vice President Al Gore presents a compelling look at the state of global warming in the fascinating and startling documentary An Inconvenient Truth. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show", Gore also proves himself to be one of the most misunderstood characters in modern American public life. Here he is seen as never before in the media - funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late.

With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, it seems we may be reaching a tipping point - and Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective, to the man who almost became President but instead returned to the most important cause of his life - convinced that there is still time to make a difference.

Larry King called it "One of the most important films ever" and Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com wrote, "It doesn't matter whether you're a Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative...your mind will be changed in a nanosecond."

The DVD is packaged to make the smallest possible environmental footprint - it is made of 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper, no excess materials, and absolutely no plastics. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this DVD will benefit the bipartisan climate effort, The Alliance for Climate Protection. Also included on the DVD are special features including:

30-minute introduction by Al Gore, with updated information "The Making of An Inconvenient Truth"

Music video by Melissa Etheridge: "I Need to Wake Up"

Commentary by Director Davis Guggenheim

Commentary by Producers Lawrence Bender, Laurie David, Lesley Chilcott and Scott Z. Burns

"In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to."
Robert Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"It's an enduring irony of movies that one guy talking can be more compelling than a million dollars in locations, extras and effects."
Paul Arendt, BBC

"Gore has brought all the scattered news stories together in one briskly narrated, handsomely illustrated place, and the power of his points is striking. Sobering. Ultimately alarming."
Richard Schickel, Time Magazine

Format: PAL format, Region 4, 16.9 widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, run time 96 minutes

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