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Seed Warriors (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
86 min + 93 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Kenya ( Africa, Middle East )
Norway ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Mirjam von Arx
Katharina Von Flotow

Written By:
Katharina Von Flotow

Actors:
Mirjam von Arx
Katharina Von Flotow

Synopsis:

As food riots return to Africa, a Swiss documentary asks how the world will be fed in just a few decades when global warming causes major losses in food production. Mirjam von Arx, co-director of Seed Warriors, tells swissinfo.ch about the challenges and possible solutions, focusing on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault near the North Pole and the agricultural situation in Kenya.

The film starts with a Pythonesque sequence of three women scientists dancing - pole dancing? - in the snow in full lab gear. Having grabbed the viewer's attention, the rest of the English-language documentary switches between the so-called Doomsday Vault - a sort of apocalyptic garden centre (see related story) - and the arid fields of Kenya. Agricultural scientists and climatologists discuss the vault's contribution to the fight against hunger as well as the plant breeding that needs to be done in the countries themselves to prevent mass starvation. Seed Warriors has just been released in Swiss cinemas and will be released on DVD on December 9 (watch the trailer, right). It is thought-provoking and avoids the shockumentary, statistics-heavy approach of many eco-docs. But don't bother with popcorn: shots of tearful African farmers holding withered ears of corn puts things into harsh perspective.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 07 June, 2011.