We Feed the World (2005)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
Every day in Vienna the amount of unsold bread sent back to be disposed of is enough to supply Austria's second-largest city, Graz. Around 350,000 hectares of agricultural land, above all in Latin America, are dedicated to the cultivation of soybeans to feed Austria's livestock while one quarter of the local population starves. Every European eats ten kilograms a year of artificially irrigated greenhouse vegetables from southern Spain, with water shortages the result. In the film, Austrian filmmaker Erwin Wagenhofer traces the origins of the food we eat. His journey takes him to France, Spain, Romania, Switzerland, Brazil and back to Austria. Leading us through the film is an interview with Jean Ziegler, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. - Actors:
- Jean Ziegler, Peter Brabeck, Karl Otrok
- Directors:
- Erwin Wagenhofer
- Writers:
- Erwin Wagenhofer
- Aka:
- We feed the World - Essen global
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Austria