The Corporation (2003)

Directed by

Jennifer Abbott, Mark Achbar

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 284 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how corporations operate. It argues that their legal structure drives them to prioritize profit above all else. The film examines the social and environmental consequences of this behavior.

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What happens

The Corporation is a 2003 Canadian documentary film written by University of British Columbia law professor Joel Bakan and filmmaker Harold Crooks, and directed by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott. The documentary examines the modern corporation. Bakan wrote the book The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power during the filming of the documentary. A sequel film, The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel, was released in 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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