Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers is a 2003 Swedish documentary about consumerism and anti-consumerism, directed by Erik Gandini and Johan Söderberg. It opens with footage of the protests at the 27th G8 summit in Genoa, and is sown together around the words of anarcho-primitivist John Zerzan, who claims that destroying property - as opposed to attacking people - is necessary and is not violence. A lot of other people, apart from Zerzan, appear in the documentary, including the person who may be his diametrical opposite, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Consumerism is a term used to describe the effects of equating personal happiness with purchasing material possessions and consumption. ... Anti-consumerism is the rejection of consumerism. ... Johan Söderberg is a Swedish director. ... Official family picture The 27th G8 summit took place in Genoa, Italy, in July 2001. ... The Group of Eight (G8) consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ... Official family picture The 27th G8 summit took place in Genoa, Italy, in July 2001. ... Country Italy Region Liguria Province Genoa (GE) Mayor Giuseppe Pericu (since May 30, 2002) Elevation 20 m Area 243 km² Population  - Total (as of April 30, 2005) 611,476  - Density 2,571/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Genovesi Dialing code 010 Postal code 16100 Patron St. ... This article is about anarcho-primitivism. ... John Zerzan John Zerzan (born 1943) is an American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author. ... It has been suggested that Criticism of Microsoft be merged into this article or section. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Steven Anthony Ballmer (born March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and the chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation since January 2000. ...

The documentary relies heavy on the of fast-paced audiovisual collage-techniques and music, resembling the MTV style of video- and television marketing, the result of this is that the documentary is more impressionistic than purely reporting or fully studying the argument or set of arguments. Another characteristic is its arch use of lip-synching, for example George Bush speaking for Adbusters, or Fidel Castro screaming Steve Ballmer's words "I love this company. Yeah!". MTV (Music Television) is a cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... George Bush can refer to: People George W. Bush, George Walker Bush, 43rd and current President of the United States. ... Adbusters is a political magazine, founded by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz that is published in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by the Media Foundation. ... For more information on this current event, see 2006 Cuban transfer of presidential duties. ...

People appearing in the documentary

• John Zerzan, anarcho-primitivist writer, author of Elements of Refusal (1988), Future Primitive (1994), Against Civilization: A Reader (1998) and Running on Emptiness (2002)
• George W. Bush, President of the United States
• Fidel Castro, President of Cuba
• Kalle Lasn, from Adbusters
• Matt McMullen, Realdoll sex-doll manufacturer
• Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft since 2000
• Bill Gates, Chairman of the Board and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft
• Tania, Havana, Cuba
• Mirta Muñiz, Cuba ("toothpaste lady")
• Svante Tidholm, from Stockholm, Sweden, a wealthy web-designer of Spray and author of the autobiographical novel Loser (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1998, Swedish)

John Zerzan John Zerzan (born 1943) is an American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author. ... This article is about anarcho-primitivism. ... Future Primitive is the title of both an essay and a collection of essays by John Zerzan. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American businessman and politician, was elected in 2000 as the 43rd President of the United States of America, re-elected in 2004, and is currently serving his second term in that office. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... For more information on this current event, see 2006 Cuban transfer of presidential duties. ... This page contains a list of presidents of Cuba. ... Kalle Lasn (born 1942) is the founder of Adbusters magazine and author of the book Culture Jam. ... Adbusters is a political magazine, founded by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz that is published in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by the Media Foundation. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Steven Anthony Ballmer (born March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and the chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation since January 2000. ... It has been suggested that Criticism of Microsoft be merged into this article or section. ... William Henry Bill Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is the co-founder, chairman, former chief software architect, and former CEO of Microsoft Corporation. ... It has been suggested that Criticism of Microsoft be merged into this article or section. ... Havana (Spanish in full: San Cristóbal de La Habana, usually shortened to just La Habana; UN/LOCODE: CU HAV) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of more than 2. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ...

Music

• Gotan Project
• Tosca
• Aphrodelics
• Marc O´Sullivan (The Might Quark)
• Johan Söderberg, David Österberg

Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal (French), Eduardo Makaroff (Argentine) and Christoph H. Müller (Swiss, former member of Touch El Arab). ... Johan Söderberg is a Swedish director. ...

Locations

Genoa (Genova), Italy (G8 summit 2001) / Shanghai, China (Stock Exchange) / Alang, India (metal reclaiming) / USA / Cuba / Hungary / Sweden / Canada

Additional information

Runtime: Sweden:54 min / Argentina:54 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) Country: Sweden Language: Swedish / Spanish / English Color: Color Certification: Singapore:NC-16 / Argentina:13

External links

• (Swedish) Official website
• Surplus at the Internet Movie Database