Movie
Food, Inc.
Food film with a runtime of 94 minutes, released in 2008. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner uses reports by Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser and The Omnivore's Dilemma author Michael Pollan as a springboard to exploring where the food we purchase at the grocery store really comes from, and what it means for the health of future generations. By exposing the comfortable relationships between business and government, Kenner gradually shines light on the dark underbelly of the American food industry. The USDA and FDA are supposed to protect the public, so why is it that both government regulatory agencies have been complicit in allowing corporations to put profit ahead of consumer health, the American farmer, worker safety, and even the environment? As chicken breasts get bigger and tomatoes are genetically engineered not to go bad, 73,000 Americans fall ill from powerful new strains of E. coli every year, obesity levels are skyrocketing, and adult diabetes has reached epidemic proportions. Perhaps if the general public knew how corporations use exploited laws and subsidies to create powerful monopolies, the outrage would be enough to make us think more carefully about the food we put into our bodies.
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Cast
- William Pohlad
- Eric Schlosser
- Diane Weyermann
- Kim Roberts
- Phil English
- Carole Morison
- Melissa Robledo
- Troy Roush
- Larry Johnson
- Allen Trenkle
- Patricia Buck
- Amine Ramer
- Jeff Skoll
- Sascha Goldhor
- Jack Baran
- Gary Hirshberg
- Michael Pollan
- Diana DeGette
- Vince Edwards
- Jay Redmond
- Robin Schorr
- Richard Lobb
- Joe Salatin
- Rosa Soto
- Eldon Roth
- Barbara Kowalyck
- Stephen R. Pennell
- David Runyon
- Moe Parr
- Eduardo Pena
- William P. Kealey
- Richard Pearce
- Mark Adler
- Susumu Tokunow
