Red Obsession

Released Sep 6, 2013

1h 15m

Documentary

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22 Reviews

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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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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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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So fascinating! If you're a wino like us, you NEED to see this film!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Really interesting doc.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Very well done and full of important wine history,

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Rampant consumerism as the order of the day in China.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Not really a wow doco, it's just telling us something we already know, which China is the biggest market at the moment. This movie make me believe that teaching anything to the Chinese will produce bad consequences, ie copying your prize brand product!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Warwick Ross

Director

David Roach

Director

Russell Crowe

Narrator

David Roach

Screenwriter

Warwick Ross

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Warwick Ross

Producer

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

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.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 26, 2013

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

"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.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 12, 2013

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

A film about obsession, about wine-mania, about people who live, breathe, eat, think, drink wine.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 6, 2013

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

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.

Mar 1, 2019

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics

A lot of worthless talk about the greatness of Bordeaux takes too much away from the very few fascinating parts of the story.

Rated: 2/5

May 30, 2014

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Kam Williams

Baret News

Wine documentary examines China's consumption's contribution to runaway prices.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 26, 2014

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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: Robert Coe
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