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"Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming!"

Apr 21 2006 Not Rated 1h 32m
Documentary

Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming! To the rhythm of conveyor belts and immense machines, the film looks without commenting into the places where food is produced in Europe: monumental spaces, surreal landscapes and bizarre sounds - a cool, industrial environment which leaves little space for individualism.

Plot

The documentary shows long scenes of food production without any voice-over and practically no dialogue. Chickens: selection, breeding, slaughter, dismemberment. Pigs: insemination, castration, slaughter, dismemberment. Cows: insemination, milking, slaughter, dismemberment. Fish: breeding, slaughter, dismemberment. Fruits and vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, olives, salads, apples, etc.): harvest, selection. Salt: extraction from mines. Workers performing their job, eating, resting. Note: the animal scenes include graphic details.

Written by

Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Wolfgang Widerhofer

Directed by

Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Cast

Claus Hansen Petz, Arkadiusz Rydellek, Barbara Hinz

Crew

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Production Countries

Austria, Germany

Production Companies

ZDF, 3sat, Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, OFI, Filmfonds Wien, ORF

Languages

Deutsch, Polski

Awards

4 wins & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,751
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
86
Popularity
NA