

As We're Told
"It's simple! We do as we're told." This disconcerting reply comes from a Swedish employment office employee when asked how the country’s most unpopular government agency works. And that’s not all: in this creative documentary, case workers, receptionists and psychologists reveal how the Swedish employment system is failing. They complain about inadequate software and mystifying error messages, excessive caseloads and demoralizing results—on average, each case worker helps just 10 people find work each year, and only one in 10 clients will find a new job. To assure the anonymity of the interviewees, they're all represented by cardboard puppets. Thanks to visible puppeteers, expressive eyes and recognizable gestures, these puppets quickly take on the appearance of real people. The result is a fascinating, comical and artistic study of human strategies to get along in an irrational bureaucracy.
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- Language
- Swedish
- employment agency
- short film
Top billed cast
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Release dates
NetherlandsNL
- PremiereIDFA15 Nov 2017
SwedenSE
- Theatrical (limited)Göteborg Film Festival27 Jan 2018
- TVSVT215 Mar 2018
Frequently asked questions
- When was As We're Told released?
- As We're Told was released on 27 January 2018.
- Where can I watch As We're Told online?
- As We're Told is available on GuideDoc in GB. Use the Watch now links in the Where to watch section for official pages.
- Is there a Hindi trailer for As We're Told?
- No verified Hindi trailer for As We're Told is available yet. Only the original-language trailer is listed.
- What is the rating of As We're Told?
- As We're Told holds a 9.0/10 audience score from 1 votes.
- Who directed As We're Told?
- As We're Told (2018) was directed by Fredrik Wenzel.
- How long is As We're Told?
- As We're Told runs for 28m.



















