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The veil on our nation's food industry is lifted, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers... See Full Description
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Documentary |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 34 min. |
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| Release Date: |
June 12th, 2009 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for some thematic material and disturbing images. |
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| Distributors: |
Magnolia Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$4,238,694 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberman
"...an important movie, one that nourishes your knowledge of how the world works." more...
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Filmcritic.com, Chris Cabin
"...not all that remarkable nor exceptional as far as documentary filmmaking goes..." more...
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C |
New York Post, Kyle Smith
"...concludes that we should all buy the organic, locally grown and expensive bourgeois-bohemian food that the small audience for this film is already buying." more...
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C- |
New York Times, Manohla Dargis
"...an informative, often infuriating activist documentary..." more...
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