The World According to Monsanto (2008)

AKA:
Le monde selon Monsanto >> French

Synopsis:
In March 2008, Marie-Monique Robin's documentary about the Monsanto Company (English title, The World According to Monsanto) was aired on the Arte network in France and Germany. It was a co-production between Arte and the National Film Board of
Canada. The movie tells the story of the Saint Louis firm: located in 46 countries, Monsanto has become the world leader in GMO (more than 90% of the market share), the firm also produces PCBs (pyralene), herbicides (such as the Agent Orange during the Vietnam war), and the bovine artificial growth hormones, used for milk production, prohibited in Europe.
The documentary explains that since its creation in 1901 the firm accumulated law suits for poisoning and polluting, while presenting itself today as a company of "life sciences", converted to the virtues of sustainable development. In her investigation the journalist discovers that to impose its GMOs on the world, Monsanto first infiltrated the sciences and regulatory spheres. Translated into 15 languages, the movie and book are a huge hit internationally. In France the documentary was released when the debate about GMOs divided the political class and the researchers while the majority of
the population was opposed to their use.
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