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Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Living in an Unreal World
2016 0h 4m EN
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 2
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Synopsis
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Short film for Vice Media about the illusion of stability, freedom, and prosperity in the West, comparing it to life in the Soviet Union during the 1970s. Ends with a trailer for HyperNormalisation.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Adam Curtis
- Writers
- Adam Curtis
- Languages
- English, Russian
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The take
Adam Curtis directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English, Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 10 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 4 min · 0h 4m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Adam Curtis
Production companies
Who made it
VICE Media
US
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- politics
- society
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2016-10-15
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