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Accidental Anarchist

Synopsis

Carne Ross was a government high flyer. A career diplomat who believed in Western Democracy. But working inside the system he came to see its failures, deceits and ulterior motives. He felt at first hand the corruption of power. After the Iraq war Carne became disillusioned, quit his job and started searching for answers.
This film traces his journey across the globe as he tries to answer the question so many people today are asking themselves – isn’t there a better way?
For Carne there is. Anarchism offers a solution to the brutalities of Capitalism and the dishonesties of Democracy. It offers a world where people have control over their own lives. From the protesters of Occupy Wall Street, to an anarchist collective in Spain, to Noam Chomsky, the grand old man of anarchism himself, Carne finds people who are putting the theory into practice. His journey eventually takes him to one of the most dangerous places on earth: Syria, eight kilometers from the front line with Isis, where a remarkable anarchist state has risen phoenix like from the flames.
A powerful film about one man’s epic journey from government insider to anarchist.

Details

Year: 2017
Type of film: Features
Running time: 84 mins
Format: HD
Director: John Archer, Clara Glynn 1st Feature
Producer: John Archer, Clara Glynn
Executive Producer: Alex Gibney, Nick Fraser
Editor: Berny McGurk
Screenwriter: Carne Ross
Director of Photography: Neville Kidd, Dirk Nel
Sound: Kuz Randhawa
Composer: Paul Leonard Morgan
Principal cast: Carne Ross, Noam Chomsky
Film Images: © Hopscotch Films

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Woman Director

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Complete

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Hopscotch Films

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Glasgow
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