Bitter Seeds (2011)
Every 30 minutes a farmer in India kills himself. Is he next?
Plot Summary
A vibrant investigation of the predicament of central Indian cotton farmers, caught up in biotech broker Monsanto's genetically modified seed program. Refused loans by legitimate banks, the farmers borrow from illegal moneylenders at seven percent interest per month and inevitably fall into irredeemable debt, further aggravated by low yields and a need for more fertilizer and water. Out of shame, some commit suicide by drinking Monsanto’s pesticide – such deaths now number over 200,000. The tiny miracle in this seemingly hopeless globalization tragedy is the daughter of one such farmer, a council head who was the first in his village to kill himself. Eighteen-year-old Manjusha yearns to be a journalist to expose the reasons for the suicides, but she has no mentor and certainly no encouragement. Peled’s latest heroine fights on the frontline of this global human and environmental crisis, driven by a desire to voice the perspective and preserve the dignity of the powerless.
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Director & Crew
Micha X. Peled
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 7.2/10 based on 4 votes.
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Bitter Seeds was directed by Micha X. Peled and released in 2011.
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Bitter Seeds has a runtime of 1 hours and 28 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2011-09-01
- Status
- Released