The Onion's AV Club has the trailer for a new documentary on legenday political pranksters The Yes Men, who pull stunts like impersonating officials with the WTO and show up at international trade conferences and propose a "market for human rights abuses" and "auctioning votes to the highest bidder." The doc looks fantastic — can't wait for it to open here in London!
Yes Men pranksters documentary trailer
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