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Food, Inc. |  | Director: Robert Kenner
Actor: Eric Schlosser
Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: 10216
UPC: 876964002165
EAN: 0876964002165
ASIN: B0027BOL4G
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 3, 2009
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| • | In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, 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 farm |
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Product Description
Food, Inc. lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how 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 and our own environment. Food, Inc. reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a nation.
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For most Americans, the ideal meal is fast, cheap, and tasty. Food, Inc. examines the costs of putting value and convenience over nutrition and environmental impact. Director Robert Kenner explores the subject from all angles, talking to authors, advocates, farmers, and CEOs, like co-producer Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma), Gary Hirschberg (Stonyfield Farms), and Barbara Kowalcyk, who's been lobbying for more rigorous standards since E. coli claimed the life of her two-year-old son. The filmmaker takes his camera into slaughterhouses and factory farms where chickens grow too fast to walk properly, cows eat feed pumped with toxic chemicals, and illegal immigrants risk life and limb to bring these products to market at an affordable cost. If eco-docs tends to preach to the converted, Kenner presents his findings in such an engaging fashion that Food, Inc. may well reach the very viewers who could benefit from it the most: harried workers who don't have the time or income to read every book and eat non-genetically modified produce every day. Though he covers some of the same ground as Super-Size Me and King Korn, Food Inc. presents a broader picture of the problem, and if Kenner takes an understandably tough stance on particular politicians and corporations, he's just as quick to praise those who are trying to be responsible--even Wal-Mart, which now carries organic products. That development may have more to do with economics than empathy, but the consumer still benefits, and every little bit counts. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 Everyone must see this movie!!! March 15, 2010
M. Kendell
I watched this movie with my family and I was saddened and horrified by the state of industrial farming. I want to buy this movie for everyone I know! We really do vote with our grocery store purchases and we can change things, but it takes watching a movie like this, doing your homework, and be willing to face what you have been putting in your body. Not to mention the corrupt organizations that WE support by buying food that come from feed lots and industrial farms. Watch this movie... ESPECIALLY if you have kids.
Only buy if you are interested in better health March 14, 2010
Sandy amin
This movie is eye opening and revealing to anyone who wants to know from where their food comes. I do. Many do not. Most of my family does not. I understand. But like Oprah says, "When you know better, you do better." This is why many do not want to know. But that attitude is what is killing us and our children. Although, you may not want to know for your own person, what about our kids? What are you teaching your own child? Nothing is as important as what we put in our bodies for nourishment. So, what is your excuse now?
 Unbelievable that so many bought into this garbage March 13, 2010
Mr. Michael J. Dillon (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 12 found this review helpful
It is amazing to me that this has so many 5 star ratings. Can you not see through this bologna? Anything as one sided as this movie cannot hold any redeeming social value; it is not a documentary, it is a political statement against corporations and pro-union - nothing more. Poor man being sued by Monsanto for cleaning seeds; sounds so innocent doesn't it? Problem is, Monsanto owned those seeds not the man who was sued and Monsanto tried to work it out with him ahead of time and he wouldn't stop what he was doing - oh, but the movie didn't mention that did it? Every movie like this has some kernel (pun intended) of truth but in leaving out so much of the truth it is nothing more than a lie.
I would worry less about the food you eat and stop trying to digest this load of B.S. I remember the comment that some time in the past, turn of the century I believe, that the average US Farmer fed 6 people (maybe 6 families). If that were true today, we would not have enough food to feed ourselves, let alone the world. The starving nations would be even worse off than they are.
Some of the stuff I did find credible was pertaining to the US Government not providing proper oversight and the corruption between corporations and Govt employees charged with protecting the public. To be honest however; this is true of many branches of government and we really do need a house cleaning (OK, we had one last year, looks like we need another one.)
Shocking and Life Changing Documentary March 13, 2010
S. Durham (TX, United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was shocked after watching this documentary based on the industrialized food system. I recommend it to all of my friends because I think everyone needs to know the truth about the food they are consuming. It has changed my life. We now avoid feed-lot meat and buy mostly organics. Every minor change will make a difference. I truly believe that everyone deserves high-quality food and the truth should not be hidden from us. By watching this movie, you will educate yourself and then make your own decisions. Don't worry, it is not hard to watch like some PETA footage.
An excellent eye opening film March 12, 2010
T. Jones (NC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw this movie a few months ago. I've seen slaughterhouses before and I'm not bothered by that sort of thing because I know where my food comes from. What I didn't know is how harmful the food industry practices are to the animal. And no, I'm not referring to inhumane treatment. I mean the unsanitary conditions, unhealthy diets, growth hormones, antiobiotics, etc. It will truly make you question the food that you put on your plate.
Just to be clear, this isn't a treehugger, save the animals movie. It reports on the unsafe practices in our food system and helps to open your eyes to finding healthier sources (i.e. grass-fed beef instead of corn-fed beef, free-range chickens, etc.)
If you care about what you put in your body, then this film is a must see.
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