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Bitter Seeds

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In India, filmmaker Micha X. Peled follows a journalism student named Manjusha Amberwar as she investigates the reasons behind a rash of farmer suicides, including that of her own father.

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Ela Bittencourt Guernica Bitter Seeds is one of those rare films whose storytelling economy is matched by visual eloquence. Apr 12, 2018 Full Review David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle This film doesn't provide a lot of bars or charts or fancy graphics. Just cue cards to give us perspective. And surprisingly beautifully shot scenes of an intimate family drama that takes place over a season of growing cotton. Rated: 3/4 Oct 4, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This is a very important film that everyone should watch. Every 30 minutes a farmer in India kills himself. Ramkrishna hasnâ(TM)t given up yet, and is fighting to keep his land. The neighborsâ(TM) daughter overcomes village traditions to become a journalist, and Ramkrishna is her first assignment. The human cost of genetically-modified agriculture is explored within a gripping character-based narrative. It was so touching I left the theater in tears. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a must-see film. The subject is too imortant to ignore. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member made me feel like a shitty person sitting in my cozy canadian city condo. the heartache in their eyes, oh dear. corporations and humans in general are horrid. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In India, filmmaker Micha X. Peled follows a journalism student named Manjusha Amberwar as she investigates the reasons behind a rash of farmer suicides, including that of her own father.
Director
Micha X. Peled
Producer
Micha X. Peled
Screenwriter
Micha X. Peled
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 28m