Our Daily Bread (2005 film)

Our Daily Bread is a documentary that focuses on the mass production of food in Europe. He was shot between 2003 and 2005 by the Austrian director, cinematographer and producer Nicholas Geyrhalter in various European countries. Release date was 21 April 2006 ( Austria ) respectively the 18 January 2007 ( Germany ).

Content

The film takes a look at the mass production of food. He makes do without language or location information, and thus leaves it to the viewers to assess the seen.

Showing uncommented footage from breeding to slaughter of animals, as well as industrial planting and harvesting of fruits and vegetables. On the excessive use of pesticides and the treatment of animals as a commodity, for example, by the automated selection and packaging of live chicks, a special attention is given.

Between the scenes shots were cut from the workers in the factories and plantations that show them in their lunch break.

Reviews

  • Skip: Food is power. The Austrian filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter shows in huge images, the monstrous parallel universe of food production.
  • OE1 ( version dated 9 September 2006 at the Internet Archive ): Precise images of slaughterhouses and vegetable farms from all over Europe give information. However, information of where the pictures were taken, there is not. Interest should be awakened only for the task at hand and even makes a difference in the viewers.

" The mounted in an unusual rhythm documentary leads to complex and mysterious imagery, faced with a Destructive folded into creativity and encourages reflection on the biblical creation order. "

Prices

  • Grand Prix, Festival International du Film d' Environnement, Paris, 2006
  • EcoCamera Award, Rencontres International du documentaire de Montréal, 2006
  • Best Film, Ecocinema International Film Festival Athens 2006
  • Honourable mention, Jury Prize - International Feature - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto 2006
  • Special John Templeton Prize - Visions du Reel, Nyon 2006:
  • Special Jury Award - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2005
  • Adolf Grimme Award 2008 in the category of Information and Culture
Screenplay Food, Inc.
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