The Corporation(2003)
dir. Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott
The 150-year rise of a legal 'person' with no soul.
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A wide-ranging examination of the modern corporation as a legal 'person' — tracing its rise, its psychology, and the reformers and whistleblowers pushing back against it.
Why it’s here
Corporations gained the legal rights of a person a century and a half ago and never picked up the responsibilities that come with personhood. Chomsky, Klein, and even sympathetic CEOs get equal time here, and the argument holds up without needing to shout.
Where This Film Lives
- Setting
- Canada
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