20,000 Days on Earth

2014 British documentary film
Movie film Q16829243
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20,000 Days on Earth

Summary

20,000 Days on Earth is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 20,000 Days on Earth received the Grierson Awards[3].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth received the Sundance World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary[4].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth received the Sundance World Cinema Documentary Editing Award[5].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth was directed by Iain Forsyth[7].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth was directed by Jane Pollard[8].
  • Nick Cave wrote the screenplay for 20,000 Days on Earth[9].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's composer is recorded as Warren Ellis[10].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's genre is documentary film[11].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's genre is biographical film[12].
  • A cast member of 20,000 Days on Earth was Nick Cave[13].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's production company is recorded as Film4[14].
  • The original language of 20,000 Days on Earth was English[15].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth was distributed by video on demand[16].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's review score is recorded as 95%[17].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's review score is recorded as 7.7/10[18].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's review score is recorded as 83/100[19].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's color is recorded as color[20].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth was published on January 20, 2014[22].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth was published on October 16, 2014[23].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth was published on January 15, 2015[24].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's distributed by is recorded as Mozinet[25].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's narrative location is recorded as Brighton[26].
  • 20,000 Days on Earth's official website is recorded as http://www.20000daysonearth.com[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include Iain Forsyth[7] and Jane Pollard[8]. Nick Cave wrote the screenplay for 20,000 Days on Earth[9]. A cast member of it was Nick Cave[13].

Publication

Publication dates include January 20, 2014[22], October 16, 2014[23], and January 15, 2015[24]. The original language of 20,000 Days on Earth was English[15]. Genres include documentary film[11] and biographical film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[16].

Subject and Themes

20,000 Days on Earth's main subject is Nick Cave[28].

Reception

Awards received include Grierson Awards[3], a film award[29]; Sundance World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary[4], a class of award[30], in United States[31]; and Sundance World Cinema Documentary Editing Award[5]. Reviews include 95%[17], 7.7/10[18], and 83/100[19].

Why It Matters

20,000 Days on Earth ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

What awards did 20,000 Days on Earth receive?

Honors received include Grierson Awards[3], Sundance World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary[4], and Sundance World Cinema Documentary Editing Award[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +2014-01-20T00:00:00Z, +2014-10-16T00:00:00Z, +2015-01-15T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Nick Cave
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+97'}
    Icaa rating Not recommended for children under 7
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