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A government insider disillusioned by politics takes an epic journey into total anarchy.

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Carne Ross was a diplomatic high-flyer who fervently believed in western democracy. But the Iraq war left him disillusioned and he quit his government job.

This political documentary traces his worldwide quest to find a better way of doing things politically, from farming collectives in Spain to Occupy Wall Street.

Could anarchy be the solution to all our problems?

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