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Breaking Social
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Breaking Social

2023-10-26 · 93 min · ★ 8.0

Documentary

The social contract: the rules we follow - and some don’t. Breaking Social uncovers the pattern of corruption and kleptocracy erasing the social tissue, followed by social uprisings. In Chile a new turn is taken, with young women in the lead.

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Directors
Fredrik Gertten
Production companies
WG Film, SVT, Film i Skåne, VPRO, NRK, RTS, YLE
Countries
Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Rutger BregmanRutger BregmanSelf
Sarah ChayesSelf
Joanna DemarcoSelf
Matthew Caruana GaliziaSelf
Caroline MuscatSelf
Jennifer CraigSelf
Peter S. GoodmanSelf
Chris SmallsChris SmallsSelf
Rob RobinsonSelf
Sven HughesSelf
Melissa BrionesSelf
Ivanna Olivares MirandaSelf
Valentina MirandaSelf
Andrea Catalina Gana MuñozSelf
Germán Octavio Gana MuñozSelf
Paloma RodriguezSelf

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