Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

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• Genre(s): Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Erik Gandini
• Cast(s): George W. Bush, Fidel Castro, Matt McMullen, Bill Gates, John Zerzan See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 54min
• Music: David Österberg
• Award(s): Czech Radio 2004 (Won)
  Guldbagge 2004 (Nominated) Awards List
• Similar To: The Plastic Detox, Queen of Chess
• Story:
  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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