The True Cost (2015)

The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.

Director:

Andrew Morgan

Writer:

Andrew Morgan

Stars:

Livia Giuggioli, Stella McCartney, Richard Wolff

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Livia Giuggioli	...	Self (as Livia Firth)
Stella McCartney	...	Self
Richard Wolff	...	Self
Vandana Shiva	...	Self
Lucy Siegle	...	Self
Pritpal Singh	...	Self
Safia Minney	...	Self
Kate Ball-Young	...	Self
Rakesh Jaiswal	...	Self
LaRhea Pepper	...	Self
Shima Akhter	...	Self
Orsola De Castro	...	Self
Mike Schragger	...	Self
Arif Jebtik	...	Self
Sam Rainsy	...	Self

Storyline

This is a story about clothing. It's about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing?

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Plot Keywords:

clothing industry | women's rights | anti capitalism | capitalism | human rights | 

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Taglines:

Who pays the price for our clothing?

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama | News

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

The True Cost Main Titles
Written by Duncan Blickenstaff

User Reviews

Really good movie about the clothing industry

This movie is biased. A lot. But that doesn't mean that what it isn't saying is right.

Because it is.

"The True Cost" is a movie about the clothing industry and the costs the fast fashion world we live in today has, with uncontrolled consumerism and a total lack of understanding of the processes behind the clothes we wear.

And the movie does a great job in showing many aspects behind the product you are wearing. It tells the story of many of the workers, and also owners of industries, and brings home many points, from how the workers labor is made cheap, or how they have to work in horrible environments, to the illnesses people get because of the way the industry works or the consequences for the environment.

The movie unashamedly points to out-of-control consumerist capitalist society as the big reason behind what is happening, with people just buying for the sake of it, and society sending constant messages about the need of buying and changing clothes constantly. It is, as said above, a movie that doesn't hide its agenda. But, at the same time, it is absolutely true that the work conditions of the workers of the industry are terrible, that the environment is suffering because of the industry, and that we buy too many things we don't really need.

This is a movie necessary to think a little bit about what's behind the clothing industry, what we don't see/don't want to see, and how we should care about it because we should care about other humans and the world we live in.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site

Country:

Bangladesh USA Cambodia China Denmark France Haiti India Italy Uganda UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The True Cost

Filming Locations:

Cambodia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,902

Company Credits

Production Co:

Life Is My Movie Entertainment Company, Untold Creative

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color