Think Global, Act Rural ( Solutions locales pour un désordre global ) ( La Terre vue de la Terre (Think Global Act Rural) )

Think Global, Act Rural (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Solutions locales pour un désordre global
Alternate Title: La Terre vue de la Terre (Think Global Act Rural)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
113 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Coline Serreau

Written By:
Coline Serreau

Actors:
Dominique Guillet ..... Himself
Vandana Shiva ..... Herself
Ana Primavesi ..... Herself
Philippe Desbrosses ..... Himself
Pierre Rabhi ..... Himself
João Pedro Stedile ..... Himself
Serge Latouche ..... Himself
Devinder Sharma ..... Himself
Lydia Bourguignon ..... Herself
Claude Bourguignon ..... Himself
Antoniets Semen Sviridonovitch ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Ukraine, South America, India, France - farmers, scientists, producers of organic food present their views as well as successes of their work with earth, which is presented in second plan as a woman. Earth as living ecosystem itself is compared to the soil sterilized and destroyed by pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, machine processing - where new crops grow only thanks to another doses of chemical stimulants. In vicious circle, food becomes dependent on and controlled by oil & industry, food barely edible, while seeds - which should not be owned and marketed as such - are reduced to a few state-allowed modified species and sold. The macho-hero approach of controlling, forcing and raping of the earth is becoming the subject of irony, criticism and appeal - in more layers - social, economic, agronomic.

From multi-award winning director Coline Serreau comes a fascinating, alarming and inspiring look at the catastrophic state of the global agriculture industry. From Africa to France, India to Brazil, across the globe Serreau exposes the systems that are ravaging our land, compromising our health and worsening poverty. It is a dangerous world in which toxic pesticides, genetically modified (GM) seeds and large machinery reign supreme.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 09 April, 2012.