Food and Country

January. 23,2023      
Rating:
8.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

America’s policy of producing cheap food at all costs has long hobbled small independent farmers, ranchers, and chefs. Worried for their survival, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches out across political and social divides to uncover the country’s broken food system and the innovators risking it all to transform it.

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Reviews

VividSimon
2023/01/23

Simply Perfect

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ReaderKenka
2023/01/24

Let's be realistic.

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Anoushka Slater
2023/01/25

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

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Mandeep Tyson
2023/01/26

The acting in this movie is really good.

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