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Food and Country
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Genres
Documentary
Overview
America's policy of producing cheap food at all costs has long hobbled small independent farmers, ranchers, and chefs. Worried for their survival, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches out across political and social divides to uncover the country's broken food system and the innovators risking it all to transform it.
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Runtime
100 min
Release Date
2024-10-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Alice Waters
Self
Ruth Reichl
Self
Grant Achatz
Self
Brandon Jew
Self
Nick Kokonas
Self
Bren Smith
Self
Saru Jayaraman
Self
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