The Planet is a Swedish documentary film on environmental issues, released in 2006. The film was made by Michael Stenberg, Johan Söderberg and Linus Torell for the big screen and was shot in English to reach an international audience. It includes interviews with 29 environmental scientists and experts including Stephen Peake, Herman Daly, Lester Brown, Gretchen Daily, Mathis Wackernagel, Norman Myers, Jill Jäger, George Monbiot, Robert Costanza, Will Steffen, and Jared Diamond.

The Planet
There is only one planet and it has its limits
Directed byJohan Söderberg, Michael Stenberg, Linus Torell
Music byDavid Österberg, Johan Söderberg
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
82 minutes
CountriesSweden
Norway
Denmark
LanguageEnglish

At 8 pm GMT on 21 March 2007, as part of the OXDOX:MK documentary film festival, it became the first-ever simultaneous round the world screening of a film. After the screening, a panel of leading environmental experts answered questions from around the world from the Berrill Lecture Theatre at The Open University, England.

TV adaptation

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The TV adaptation consists of four episodes of 50–60 minutes:

  • Part 1: The Earth System
  • Part 2: Nature's Resources
  • Part 3: Humankind and Nature
  • Part 4: Choices and Consequences

Awards

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