Film

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Name: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017
Cast: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau

Drama

Al Gore's decade-later follow-up charts his global campaign for climate action, interweaving policy negotiations, personal moments, and a fundamentally optimistic argument about renewable energy. It's earnest advocacy cinema—sometimes inspiring, sometimes preachy. For viewers who found the first film galvanizing or want to see where the conversation landed post-Paris Agreement.

TMDb rating

3.3

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