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BREAKING SOCIAL
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, GERMANY, GAS
Local title : BREAKING SOCIAL - KÖNNEN WIR UNS DIE REICHEN LEISTEN?  ;  Release date : Oct 26, 2023
 
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Completed - ENGLISH, SPANISH - Documentary - 93 minutes

Log Line

Eye-opening global investigation into the social contract and cohesion, by Swedish docu-veteran Fredrik Gertten ('Push') with bestselling author Rutger Bregman as his deeply sympathetic expert witness.

Year of production : 2023

Director(s) : Fredrik GERTTEN
Cast : Rutger BREGMAN

Producer(s) : Margarete JANGÅRD

Synopsis

All societies are based on the idea of a social contract. A set of unwritten rules that dictate that we work hard, treat others with respect and obey the law for the good of all. But not everyone follows the norms. Fraudsters hide their money in tax havens, while others profit from the community without giving anything back. Inequality is growing, eroding social cohesion in a world haunted by crisis. With world-renowned Dutch historian Rutger Bregman (author of the bestseller 'Humankind: A Hopeful History') as his sympathetic expert witness, Swedish documentarian Fredrik Gertten (‘Push’, ‘Bikes vs. Cars’) explores when and how positive change can occur despite kleptocracy and corruption. Bregman's thunderous speech to the world's richest at the Davos summit went viral in 2019, and his genuine faith in the common good is deeply inspiring in a film that calls for radical change if our societies – locally and globally – are to endure in an uncertain future.

Production

Country(ies) : SWEDEN

GERMANY Oct 26, 2023 MINDJAZZ PICTUR
NETHERLAND CINEMA DELICATE
SPAIN Apr 01, 2024 DOCSBARCELONA
SWEDEN Aug 11, 2023 TRIART FILM


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Festivals and Awards

AG Kino 2023
CPH:DOX 2023 F:ACT AWARD


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