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Red Obsession

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Chinese demand for France's finest wines has caused the price of Bordeaux to skyrocket, forcing traditional buyers out.

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Linda Barnard Toronto Star 09/26/2013
2.5/4
Despite being a rather thin, by-the-books documentary that abruptly changes course at the halfway mark, Red Obsession tells a fascinating financial tale about the rise of "wine fever" in China. Go to Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 09/12/2013
3.5/5
"Red Obsession" gains interest as it delineates how the production and sale of first-growth Bordeaux has become the biggest of businesses and how the Chinese may or may not fit into the picture. Go to Full Review Sheila O'Malley RogerEbert.com 09/06/2013
3.5/4
A film about obsession, about wine-mania, about people who live, breathe, eat, think, drink wine. Go to Full Review Morgan Rojas Cinemacy 03/01/2019
Red Obsession captures the acute attention to detail any good documentary needs; high-definition shots of laborers harvesting the vineyards and actually turning the freshly picked grapes into a bottle of Bordeaux are fascinating processes to watch. Go to Full Review Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) 05/30/2014
2/5
A lot of worthless talk about the greatness of Bordeaux takes too much away from the very few fascinating parts of the story. Go to Full Review Kam Williams Baret News 01/26/2014
3.5/4
Wine documentary examines China's consumption's contribution to runaway prices. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/20/2024 Wine???? who cares? Corporate types moaning about their prices. See more 05/14/2021 A relief that this was a really well made and concise film. More than happy to hear from a good number of wine makers and merchants giving varying views. It was not dominated by the Chinese economic explosion but always a bit depressing to see people who come into a lot of money not having a clue what to buy with it but getting more of a kick spending it and using it as a status symbol. See more 07/20/2015 So fascinating! If you're a wino like us, you NEED to see this film! See more 02/08/2015 Really interesting doc. See more 11/14/2014 Very well done and full of important wine history, See more 08/12/2014 Rampant consumerism as the order of the day in China. See more Read all reviews
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Warwick Ross

Director

David Roach

Director

Russell Crowe

Narrator

David Roach

Screenwriter

Warwick Ross

Screenwriter

Warwick Ross

Producer

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Synopsis Chinese demand for France's finest wines has caused the price of Bordeaux to skyrocket, forcing traditional buyers out.
Director
Warwick Ross, David Roach
Producer
Warwick Ross
Screenwriter
David Roach, Warwick Ross
Distributor
FilmBuff
Production Co
Lion Rock Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 6, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 10, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.2K
Runtime
1h 15m