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201561 minGdocumentary

A False Reality

201561 minGdocumentary

Examines how societal institutions shape our lives from birth onward.

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Examines how societal institutions shape our lives from birth onward.

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Warren Croyledirector

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From the moment we are born, the institutions of the planet own us - our lives are not our own.

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