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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Z.P.G (Zero Population Growth) is a 1972 Danish-American dystopian film starring Oliver Reed and Geraldine Chaplin. As the name suggests, its plot revolves around Population Control, which is announced at the start of the film by the World Federation Council. This version is harsher than most — having children is banned completely for 30 years, and punishable by death. To make up for this, life-like dolls are made to replace them which couples then care for, mimicking the affection, tears, and even illnesses of actual children. The central conflict involves a couple who conceive a child, and the subsequent consequences of this.
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 Children Are a Waste
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 Children Are a Waste: The film has the human population striving to reach zero population growth. So, having a baby causes the parents and child to be put to death. Many people still want children, so vaguely lifelike dolls are sold to fill this need (they don't). Naturally, the protagonist does have a baby and must run from the authorities. Usually, it's mandatory for people to abort if they get pregnant (oddly, birth control was not mentioned).
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 20 Minutes into the Future
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 20 Minutes into the Future: The dialogue speaks of the "early 21st century" being the past, and it was filmed in 1972. It may be set in the (former?) UK, given the British Accents of most characters. There was also a "great famine" in the past, according to the State Museum, which led to riots according to an old newspaper, "killer smog" in Los Angeles that left 9,000 dead, and, to judge by an old plaque on the beach in the last scene, all their nuclear missiles were buried in 1978.
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 Dystopian Edict / int_585e8e37
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 Evil Malthusian / int_585e8e37
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 Initialism Title / int_585e8e37
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 One World Order / int_585e8e37
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 Overpopulation Crisis / int_585e8e37
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 Population Control / int_585e8e37