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The Power of Play

The Power of Play (2019)

0h 52m | PG-13

⭐ 8 / 10

Lizards do it. Even fish do it. The animal world is showing us why play is a serious matter. Through a combination of ongoing experiments, reconstructed experiments and guided observation, 'The Power of Play' reveals surprising truths about play in the natural world. Scientists from Europe, the United States and Canada, many of them pioneers in the field, offer convincing evidence that play is not to be taken lightly. In fact, it has the power to make animals and humans smarter, healthier and more likely to survive.

Director: Christine McLean

Studio: Tell Tale Productions

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Stuart Brown

Stuart Brown

as Self (Play Researcher)

Mariana Brussoni

Mariana Brussoni

as Self (Developmental Psychologist)

Gordon Burghardt

Gordon Burghardt

as Self (Reptile Researcher)

Matthew Cooper

Matthew Cooper

as Self (Neuroscientist)

Geoff D'Eon

Geoff D'Eon

as Narrator (voice)

Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter

Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter

as Self (Child Psychologist)