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DiCaprio shows environmental documentary at Cannes

-- Megan -- 05/23/2007

Leonardo DiCaprio has co-financed, produced, written and narrated a new environmental documentary on climate change that is premiering at the Cannes Film Festival. "The 11th Hour" details how and why the climate has changed and then proposes solutions to this problem.  DiCaprio has become an environmental activist over the last decade, serving on the boards of National Resources Defense Council and Global Green USA.  According to John Horn's interview for the LA Times, DiCaprio said the film "needs to spark some sort of change that will hopefully translate into the next election and translate into the way people live their lives."

In Angela Doland's article for the Associated Press, "DiCaprio follows Gore on Climate Change," the actor credits former U.S. Vice President Al Gore with bringing global warming to the forefront of American's political conscious.  DiCaprio also thanks Gore for taking time to explain the issue to him 10 years ago, something DiCaprio said influenced him to become more active.

"The 11th Hour" will premier in the U.S. in October.

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