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Surplus: Terrorized into Being Consumers
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6.5Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at the arguments for capitalism and technology, such as greater efficiency, more time and less work, and argues that these are not being fulfilled, and they never will be. The film leans towards anarcho-primitivist ideology and argues for "a simple and fulfilling life".
Cast
- John Zerzan as Self
- George W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
- Fidel Castro as Self
- Kalle Lasn as Self - Adbusters
- Matt McMullen as Self - RealDoll
- Steve Ballmer as Self (archive footage)
Themes
- capitalism
- manipulation
- consumerism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
1,513 votes
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 54 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Erik Gandini
- Screenwriter
- Erik Gandini
- Producer
- Erik Gandini
- Duration
- 54
- FilmAffinity ID
- 171236
- Official website
- www.atmo.se/film-and-tv/surplus
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- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- title
- Surplus: Terrorized into Being Consumers
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