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A River of Waste: The Hazardous Truth About Factory Farms
Genres
Documentary
Overview
This documentary tells details how the practice wreaks havoc on the environment and on consumers' health. Through disturbing footage and interviews with experts, director Don McCorkell paints a disturbing portrait of a food system that uses hormones, antibiotics and arsenic to increase its output with little regard for the damage it causes.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
2009-07-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Don McCorkell
Himself
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