We Feed the World

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We Feed the World
We Feed the World Cover.jpg
Directed by Erwin Wagenhofer
Written byErwin Wagenhofer
Produced byKatharina Bogensberger
Helmut Grasser
CinematographyErwin Wagenhofer
Edited byErwin Wagenhofer
Music byHelmut Neugebauer
Release dates

  • 30 September 2005 (2005-09-30)(Austria)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryAustria
Languages French, German, Portuguese, English

We Feed the World is a 2005 documentary in which Austrian filmmaker Erwin Wagenhofer traces the origins of the food we eat and views modern industrial production of food and factory farming in a critical light. His journey takes him to France, Spain, Romania, Switzerland, Brazil and back to Austria.

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The film features interviews with several people, including one with sociologist and politician Jean Ziegler.

The film was the most successful Austrian documentary ever. In German-speaking countries it was seen by about 600,000 cinemagoers. [1]

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