Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

6.5
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 54 min
  • Premiere: 2003. November 21.

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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Steve Ballmer

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Erik Gandini

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David Österberg

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Erik Gandini

Director

Editing

Sound

David Österberg

Sound Designer

Writing