Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance

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Canada / USA, 2001, 40 min

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Deep in the jungles of Guatemala, a black jaguar prowls the ruins of Tikal, a Mayan city that has lain abandoned for a thousand years. What can its fate tell us about our own cities, our own society? To find out, join narrator Harrison Ford on an exploration of the mysteries of our planet’s biological diversity. Tunnel into a metropolis of micro-organisms beneath New York, swim through the kelp forests of the Pacific, and climb to the top of the mysterious mountains in Venezuela that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel, 'The Lost World'. Discover the wondrous relationships of living things, explore humanity’s in­terconnectedness with nature, and gain insight into the puzzle of human survival itself. (Shock Entertainment)

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D.Moore 

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English It is an old fact that man will keep on hurting nature until it hurts him back. Alas. But there are still a lot of people in the world who know nothing about it, and it is for them that this documentary is made. It doesn't go into much depth, but it tells the most important things in a non-violent and engaging way, supported by beautiful cinematography, music and the pleasant voice of Harrison Ford. The documentary could have been a bit longer and could have shown much more, but whatever. It is quite sufficient for a single watch. ()