As We're Told
Jan 27, 2018 · 28m
Director
Erik Holmström, Fredrik WenzelOverview
"It's simple! We do as we're told." This disconcerting reply comes from a Swedish employment office employee when asked how the country’s most unpopular government agency works. And that’s not all: in this creative documentary, case workers, receptionists and psychologists reveal how the Swedish employment system is failing. They complain about inadequate software and mystifying error messages, excessive caseloads and demoralizing results—on average, each case worker helps just 10 people find work each year, and only one in 10 clients will find a new job. To assure the anonymity of the interviewees, they're all represented by cardboard puppets. Thanks to visible puppeteers, expressive eyes and recognizable gestures, these puppets quickly take on the appearance of real people. The result is a fascinating, comical and artistic study of human strategies to get along in an irrational bureaucracy.
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What is As We're Told about?
"It's simple! We do as we're told." This disconcerting reply comes from a Swedish employment office employee when asked how the country’s most unpopular government agency works. And that’s not all: in this creative documentary, case workers, receptionists and psychologists reveal how the Swedish employment system is failing. They complain about inadequate software and mystifying error messages…
When was As We're Told released?
As We're Told was released on January 27, 2018.
How long is As We're Told?
As We're Told runs 28 minutes.
Who directed As We're Told?
As We're Told was directed by Erik Holmström and Fredrik Wenzel.
Who is in the cast of As We're Told?
The cast of As We're Told includes Nils Dernevik, Leif Andrée ((voice)), Henrik Dorsin ((voice)), Andrea Edwards and Per Grytt.