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Shadow Distribution | Release Date: October 7, 2009
Summary: The Yes Men are anti-corporate pranksters who create phony Web sites to get themselves invited to high-level corporate conferences and media events - where they give hilarious, Swiftian analyses that unmask global injustice and satirize human rights abuses. They are the 21st century's answer to Timothy Leary's proselytizing for acid and Ken Kesey's busload of hipsters. The big difference is that they care less about changing minds than changing policy. But announcing, as spokespeople for Dow Chemical, that they will at last take full financial responsibility for the victims of Bhopal, they create a media sensation that embarrasses the real powers that be. And, outfitted in their wacky "SurvivaBall" getups, the Yes Men address a room full of straight-laced suits who don't think there's anything funny about going to insane lengths to assure one's personal safety in the event of any and all calamities. The Yes Men don't exactly speak truth to power. But their hearts are in the right place -- right next to their funny bones. (Shadow Distribution)
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Runtime: 87 min
Production: Arte France
Genres: Documentary
Countries: USA, UK, France
Language: English
Home Release Date: Mar 30, 2010
Director Credit
Andy Bichlbaum Director
Kurt Engfehr Director
Mike Bonanno Director
Writer Credit
Andy Bichlbaum Screenplay
Mike Bonanno Screenplay
Cast Credit
Andy Bichlbaum Himself
Mike Bonanno Himself
Reggie Watts Himself
Producer Credit
Alan Hayling Executive Producer: Renegade Pictures
Amy Sommer Co-Executive Producer
Doro Bachrach Producer: Charny/Bachrach Entertainment
Jess Search Producer: Britdoc
Juliette Timsit Producer
Laura Nix Producer
Patrice Barrat Executive Producer: Article Z
Ruth Charny Producer: Charny/Bachrach Entertainment