The Yes Men Are Revolting
After almost two decades of humorous guerrilla activism against economic greed and political corruption as The Yes Men, everyday life and a crisis of identity seem to have caught up with the duo: Mike Bonanno now has a wife and children, and Andy Bichlbaum has not given up hope of a lasting relationship with his male partner. Their critical interventions, in which amongst other ruses they pretended to be spokespeople for the US Chamber of Commerce or for Shell and announced a change of tack to nonplussed members of the press have fizzled out without having had the desired effect. Growing responsibilities in their private lives have influenced their ability to stage interventions together. In spite of this they still feel a duty to oppose climate change – which far overshadows any of humanity’s other problems – with all they have. Alternating between Andy and Mike’s diary-like perspectives, this third film about The Yes Men (2009 Panorama Audience Award), describes the ups and downs of a creative friendship and takes an amusing look at the duo’s successful and not so successful interventions from 2009 to the present.
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Runtime
92 min -
Country
United States, Germany, France, Denmark, Netherlands -
Year of Presentation
2015 -
Year of Production
2014 -
Director
Laura Nix, Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno -
Cast
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Production Company
Felt Films -
Berlinale Section
Panorama -
Berlinale Category
Feature Film
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Biography Laura Nix
Born in the USA in 1966, her film THE POLITICS OF FUR screened worldwide at over 70 festivals and won numerous awards.
Filmography Laura Nix
2002 Whether You Like It or Not | 2002 The Politics of Fur | 2011 California State of Mind | 2011 The Light In Her Eyes
Biography Andy Bichlbaum
Andy Bichlbaum, born as Jacques Servin in the USA in 1963, and Mike Bonanno, born as Igor Vamos in the USA in 1968, form the team of The Yes Men. Together, they pass themselves off as representatives of large-scale enterprises to uncover in a satirical manner crimes against humanity and the environment. Their documentary THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD won many prizes, including the 2009 Panorama Audience Award.
Filmography Andy Bichlbaum
2009 The Yes Men Fix the World
Biography Mike Bonanno
Mike Bonanno, born as Igor Vamos in the USA in 1968 and Andy Bichlbaum, born as Jacques Servin in the USA in 1963, form the team of The Yes Men. Together, they pass themselves off as representatives of large-scale enterprises to uncover in a satirical manner crimes against humanity and the environment. Their documentary THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD won many prizes, including the 2009 Panorama Audience Award.
Filmography Mike Bonanno
2009 The Yes Men Fix the World