'Death Boom' Review: Documentary Warns of Impending Baby Boomer End-of-Life Crisis
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Pete Hammond
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A review of the documentary 'Death Boom' (produced by Eli Roth and Leonardo DiCaprio among others), which warns about the impending crisis of the Baby Boomer generation's aging and death. The film predicts a massive demographic and societal upheaval as 70 million Baby Boomers approach end-of-life, straining healthcare, housing, and funeral industries. The reviewer, a Baby Boomer themselves, finds the documentary compelling and sobering, noting it blends horror-style presentation with hard-hitting facts about what they call the 'Silver Tsunami.'
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· 3 pulledWhen I looked at the lineup for last month's Tribeca Film Festival, one movie title really caught my eye: Death Boom.
The brainchild of horror movie maven Eli Roth, and documentary director Jessica Chandler, with help from among others, Leonardo DiCaprio and his Appian Way productions.
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