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Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

Dir. Erik Gandini·2003·54m

Swedish 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".

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Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers (2003)

Erik Gandini

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54m
Cross-source blend ~65/100

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Sweden

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6.5/10

38 votes

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65/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~65/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

John Zerzan

Self

George W. Bush

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Fidel Castro

Self

Kalle Lasn

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Matt McMullen

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Steve Ballmer

Self (archive footage)

Bill Gates

Self

Tania

Self

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