
In 1971, a group of friends sail into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world's imagination. Using never before seen archive that brings their extraordinary world to life, How To Change The World is the story of the pioneers who founded Greenpeace and defined the modern green movement.... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1971, a group of friends sail into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world's imagination. Using never before seen archive that brings their extraordinary world to life, How To Change The World is the story of the pioneers who founded Greenpeace and defined the modern green movement.
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| NOW TorontoAdria VasilThe visionary Greenpeace co-founder may no longer be with us, but his legacy lives on in this powerful film. |
| National PostChris KnightThe documentary explores the clash of egos that can occur when even the best-laid plans start to become bigger than any one man or woman. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellAlmost a "found footage" movie, it makes excellent use of 1,500 archived 16 mm reels supplemented with fresh interviews and some animation. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Rupert HawksleyThis is a film about human flaws. It should not be missed – whatever your views on Greenpeace. |
| Times (UK)Kevin MaherJerry Rothwell's punchy film is less concerned with the official Greenpeace narrative than with the often conflicting testimonies of those involved. |
| Sydney Morning HeraldPaul ByrnesRothwell does a great job organising this material. It becomes an epic story, partly because of the clashes of ego between these passionate men. |
| The Big IssueEdward LawrensonHow to Change the World is in clear sympathy with the environmental causes Greenpeace champions but its portrait of the organisation is quite spiky and probing. |
| FILMINK (Australia)Matthew WildigA compelling and fascinating watch, How To Change The World raises awareness about relevant issues today, while also revealing the brutality of what happens on the oceans and ice when we're not looking. |
| 3AWJim SchembriFlat-out excellent documentary detailing the origins, evolution and internal squabbling of Greenpeace. Far from propaganda. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonA warts-and-all history of Greenpeace full of colorful characters and beset by twists and surprises. An inspiring, even exhilarating tribute. |