The Corporation
Based on a book by Joel Bakan, this documentary considers the fact that, under American law, corporations are individuals and have the same rights as individual people. It then examines the psycho-pathology of these 'individuals' by following a World Health Organisation - Personality Diagnostic Checklist - and the findings aren't good. Case studies, anecdotes and true confessions reveal behind-the-scenes tensions and influences in several corporate and anti-corporate dramas, each illuminating an aspect of the corporation's complex anti-social character.
Year: 2003
Genre: Documentaries, Film Festivals 2004, Best of Post 2000, 2005, General Docos, Political Docos, Carmen's Favourites
Country: Canada
Director: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott
Duration: 145 Minutes
Rating: M
8.1/10
Location in store: Documentary (Political)
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