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Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

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".

54m2003TMDb 6.5

English

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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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Status
Released
Released
21 November 2003
Runtime
54m
TMDB score
6.5 / 10 (40 votes)

Production

Director
Erik Gandini
Writers
Erik Gandini
Studios
Atmo Media Network
Countries
Sweden

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Spanish, Swedish