The State of the World
2007, Portuguese. Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul & Vicente Ferraz & Ayisha Abraham & Wang Bing & Pedro Costa & Chantal Akerman.
Six directors, six independent films, six visions on the state of the world. Each carrying a unique and personal interpretation of a specific experience, their crossover creates new space for a dynamic and radical inquisitive reflection.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Apichatpong WeerasethakulDirector
- Vicente FerrazDirector
- Ayisha AbrahamDirector
- Wang BingDirector
- Pedro CostaDirector
- Chantal AkermanDirector
- Jenjira Pongpas(segment "Luminous People")
- Sakda Kaewbuadee(segment "Luminous People")
- Prasit Densung(segment "Luminous People")
- Jurandyr Ferreira(segment "Germano")
- Babu Santana(segment "Germano")
- Shyam Bahadur(segment "One Way")
- Wake Li(segment "Brutality Factory")
- Xu Ning(segment "Brutality Factory")
- Lu Ye(segment "Brutality Factory")
- Ventura(segment "Tarrafal")
- Alfredo Mendes(segment "Tarrafal")
- José Alberto Silva(segment "Tarrafal")
Details
- Released
- 16 June 2007
- Original title
- O Estado do Mundo
- Country
- Portugal, Thailand
- Written by
- Wang Bing
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The State of the World runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The State of the World isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 June 2007. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The State of the World?
If you liked The State of the World, try Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee, Van Gogh: Painted with Words, In the Realms of the Unreal.
Who directed The State of the World?
The State of the World (2007) was directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Vicente Ferraz and Ayisha Abraham and Wang Bing and Pedro Costa and Chantal Akerman and stars Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Prasit Densung.