''The Yes Men Fix the World'' is a 2009

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about the

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exploits of

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. The film premiered in

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and

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on October 23, 2009 and in other U.S. cities beginning on October 30. Due to the movie being sued by

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, a special edition of the movie is distributed through bittorrent through

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and other prominent torrent sites like

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and EZTV. The film documents the following projects: * Dow Chemical and Bhopal * ExxonMobil Vivoleum * Halliburton Survivaball * HUD and post-Katrina public housing * ''The New York Times'' hopeful future edition

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External links

''The Yes Men Fix the World'' - Peer to Peer Edition
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