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The Trick

The Trick

DramaThriller
2021, Movie, 1h 29min
The Trick tells the story of world-renowned Professor Philip Jones; Director of Climate Research at the University of East Anglia, who back in 2009 found himself at the eye of an international media storm and the victim of cyberterrorism. With time running out against an unseen enemy, The Trick looks at the potentially devastating consequences to humanity from climate change denial; how a media storm undermined public confidence in the science and how the concept of ‘truth’ took a back seat causing us to lose a decade of action.
Country: United Kingdom
Director:
Pip Broughton
Cast:
David Calder,
Jason Watkins,
Adrian Edmondson,
George MacKay
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Pip Broughton
Director
David Calder
As Sir David King
Jason Watkins
As Phil Jones
Adrian Edmondson
As Edward Acton
George MacKay
As Sam Bowen
Justin Salinger
As DSI Julian Gregory
Victoria Hamilton
As Ruth Jones
Pooky Quesnel
As Stella Acton

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"The Trick" tells the story of a renowned professor who finds himself in the eye of an international media storm when his emails are stolen and used to discredit his climate change research. As time runs out and public confidence in science is shaken, the professor must fight to convince the world of the devastating consequences of climate change denial. With the truth under attack, the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

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