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2000s · Sweden · documentary

Surplus: Terrorized into Being Consumers (2003)

Directed by Erik Gandini · 54 min

Year
2003
Running time
54 min
Countries
Sweden
Languages
English
Produced by
Erik Gandini

About the film

Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers is a 2003 Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at capitalism and technology, exploring arguments that their promises have not been fulfilled, and never will be. The film features explanations of anarcho-primitivist ideology, alongside calls for a "simple and fulfilling life".

From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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