Human Flow

2017, Documentary, 2h 20m

118 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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Epic in scope yet clear-eyed and intimate, Human Flow offers a singularly expansive -- and sobering -- perspective on the global refugee crisis. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. Filmmaker Ai Weiwei examines the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Over the course of one year in 23 countries, Weiwei follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretch across the globe, including Afghanistan, France, Greece, Germany and Iraq.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Thematic Material|A Disturbing Image)
  • Genre:
    Documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ai Weiwei
  • Producer:
    Ai Weiwei, Chin-Chin Yap, Heino Deckert
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $520.6K
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  • Distributor:
    Amazon Studios

Cast & Crew

Ai Weiwei
Self
Peter Bouckaert
Self
Orlando Avis
Self
Israa Abboud
Self
Hiba Abed
Self
Maya Ameratunga
Self
Tanya Chapuisat
Self
Sukriye Cetin
Self
Ai Weiwei
Director
Ai Weiwei
Producer
Chin-Chin Yap
Producer
Heino Deckert
Producer
Andy Cohen
Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Diane Weyermann
Executive Producer
Ai Weiwei
Cinematography
Murat Bay
Cinematography
Christopher Doyle
Cinematography
Wenhai Huang
Cinematography
Renaat Lambeets
Cinematography
Dongxu Li
Cinematography
Nils Pagh Andersen
Film Editing
Karsten Fundal
Original Music
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