Consumer rights, Norwegian humour star in 'The Life of Death and the Ensh*ttificator'

A mini-movie around a dystopian couple - played by comedic actors Frida Homlung Bjørn Asgeirsson - who show us with some blackly witty twists just how obsolescence is built into modern products to keep us all buying more. See what you think of how the conceit is handled. It's not just a comment on what most of us would agree with, but a call to action by the Norwegian Consumer Council, an independent, governmentally funded organisation that advocates for consumer rights. "It should be easy for consumers to make sustainable choices every day," says the Council. "Consumers have the right to be protected against exploitation – both financially and digitally. To ensure this, we work to provide easy access to information, enforceable rights, and sufficient redress options when something goes wrong".

Keywords: Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council, The Life of Death and the Ensh*ttificator, Norwegian humour, obsolescence built in, Frida Homlung, Bjørn Asgeirsson, consumer goods parody, over-consumption, NewsLab agency