Watch Leonardo DiCaprio Feed Orangutans in 'Before the Flood' Exclusive Clip
Leonardo DiCaprio visited some extraordinary places to make his climate change documentary Before the Flood, including the last remaining forest on Earth where elephants, rhinos, tigers, and orangutans live together in the wild. In this exclusive clip for Yahoo Movies, DiCaprio gets a tour of the Leuser Ecosystem in Indonesia, where he gets up close and personal with elephants and orangutans. The adorable apes are being rescued and rehabilitated by a nonprofit called PanEco, since their homes have been decimated by the local palm oil industry. As a PanEco representative explains to DiCaprio, the orangutans are “essentially refugees from forests that no longer exist.” Watch the clip above.
Producer DiCaprio and director Fisher Stevens spent three years making Before the Flood, which documents the devastating effects of climate change on the planet. “I think people grasp [the issue], but it seems something distant, far off, intangible and almost otherworldly,” DiCaprio said at the film’s European premiere. “An individual doesn’t feel like they can make an impact… We wanted to create a film that gave people a sense of urgency, that made them understand what particular things are going to solve this problem. “
In order to reach as wide an audience as possible, National Geographic will be streaming the film for free on all platforms on Oct. 30, the same day it premieres on the National Geographic Channel. Visit the website for more information.
