The Yes Men Fix the World (2009)

Directed by

Kurt Engfehr, Igor Vamos, Jacques Servin

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom, France, United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

12A

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 103 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Activists impersonate corporate and government officials to expose corruption and advocate for social change. They stage elaborate pranks against powerful organizations like Dow Chemical and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

satiricalactivistplayfulaudaciouseducationaldefianttongue-in-cheekirreverent

What happens

The Yes Men Fix the World is a 2009 documentary film about the culture jamming exploits of The Yes Men. The film premiered in New York City and Los Angeles on October 23, 2009, and in other U.S. cities beginning on October 30. Due to the movie being sued by United States Chamber of Commerce, a special edition of the movie is distributed through bittorrent through VODO and other prominent torrent sites like The Pirate Bay and EZTV. The film documents the following projects: Dow Chemical and Bhopal ExxonMobil Vivoleum Halliburton Survivaball HUD and post-Katrina public housing The New York Times hopeful future edition (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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