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Food Chains

2014 · 83 min

A sober, indignant look at exploited farm labor that informs and agitates rather than entertains, leaving you angry at the system.

Overview
This call to arms documentary details the questionable ethics of the food supply industry, pointing out the power of huge supermarket chains to dictate low wages and inhumane labor conditions for farmworkers in the United States.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • justice
    • class
    • work
    • power
    • corruption
    Places
    • countryside
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Sanjay Rawal
    Starring
    Forest Whitaker, Eric Schlosser, Eva Longoria, Kerry Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., V
    Music
    Gil Talmi
    Runtime
    83 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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