Human, a documentary by French director Yann Arthus-Bertrand, features real stories of 2,020 people from 60 countries in 63 different languages. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Having just got off a 20-hour flight, French director Yann Arthus-Bertrand looks exhausted when he shows up at the Shanghai Film Museum.

But the 70-year-old insists on leaning against a row of seats in a viewing room for an interview with China Daily earlier this month.

The passionate filmmaker remains standing, this time leaning against a wall, as his latest documentary feature, Human, is screened an hour later in the same room.

All the seats are full and adoration can be seen on almost every viewer's face.