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You Need This

10.020251h 24mMovieDocumentary

A revealing film about the vicious cycle of consumerism and the destructive power of hyper-capitalism. Can we break the grip of the system before it is too late?

DirectorRyan Lough
WritersRyan Lough·Serra Naiman
ProducersIsidoor Roebers·Lea Fels

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Availability shown for United States · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Ryan Lough

SNSerra Naiman
Serra Naiman
Narrator
JS
Juliet Schor
Self
RB
Reverend Billy
Self
TK
Tim Kasser
Self
NA
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Self

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