Bigger Than Us (2021)

7.1/10 95 min Documentary

Overview

For six years, Melati, 18, has been fighting the plastic pollution that is ravaging her country, Indonesia. Like her, a generation is rising up to fix the world. Everywhere, teenagers and young adults are fighting for human rights, the climate, freedom of expression, social justice, access to education or food. Dignity. Alone against all odds, sometimes risking their lives and safety, they protect, denounce and care for others. The earth. And they change everything. Melati goes to meet them across the globe. At a time when everything seems to be or has been falling apart, these young people show us how to live. And what it means to be in the world today.

Cast

Melati Wijsen

Self

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Self

Rene Silva

Self

Mohamad Al Jounde

Self

Mary Finn

Self

Greta Thunberg

Self

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