We Feed the World
An incisive documentary tracing the environmental and human costs hidden inside the global industrial food system.
Overview
A deep dive into the global food system reveals the hidden costs of mass production.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- serious
- investigative
- sobering
- environmental awareness viewing
- 社会 justice discussion
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film links mass-produced food, agriculture, meat, tomatoes, water supplies, and industrial society across a global system.
Global food production is presented through the effects of international trade and industrial systems on people and places.
Its subject is mass food production, inviting sustained observation of agricultural and industrial processes.
The overview explicitly connects mass production to environmental change and the lives of people.
Films like We Feed the World, and why
Food, Inc.
environmental documentary examining industrial food production and its social consequences
The Corporation
globalization-focused documentary connecting corporate systems, labor, and environmental harm
Our Daily Bread
investigative documentary about agriculture, sustainability, and the hidden costs of food production
Darwin's Nightmare
socially engaged documentary using global economic systems to expose inequality and exploitation
Movie Details
- Director
- Erwin Wagenhofer
- Release Date
- 2005-09-10
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (44)
Cast
- Jean Ziegler
- Peter Brabeck
- Karl Otrok
Common questions
- What is We Feed the World about?
- An incisive documentary tracing the environmental and human costs hidden inside the global industrial food system.
- What is We Feed the World like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of We Feed the World as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is We Feed the World violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in We Feed the World.
- Which films are like We Feed the World?
- Films with a similar feel include Food, Inc., The Corporation, Our Daily Bread, and Darwin's Nightmare.
- How long is We Feed the World?
- We Feed the World runs 96 minutes.
