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The True Cost
Documentary · 2015
Film from Andrew Morgan. The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.
The sides of The True Cost
- Garment workers in Bangladesh
- The Rana Plaza factory collapse
- Cheap clothes and where they end up
The True Cost is good for you if…
- you want to know who actually made the shirt you are wearing.
- you like seeing how global money decides who works and who pays.
- you can be moved by workers telling their own stories.
The True Cost is bad for you if…
- you can't face a factory collapse and its victims on screen.
- you want a light evening, not a film that leaves you guilty about your wardrobe.
About: consumerism · labour · globalisation · the environment
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