Raising Resistance

May 3, 2012

1h 25m

★ 0.0

Overview

Paraguay's lush soy farms are battlegrounds between huge agri-business and small farmers. The GMO beans fatten up cattle in rich countries so steaks remain cheap. But the pesticides used are destroying the crops of the campesinos and harming their kids.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Pandora Filmverleih

Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduction

Maximage

SRG SSR

WDR

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Cast

Self

Geronimo Arevalos

Self

Nelson Arevalos

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0.0

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6.2

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7.5

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6.6

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7.2

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7.6

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Documentary about the connection between diet and the brain.

6.4

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3.8

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5.0

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7.1

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9.0

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5.9

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8.0

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7.0

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0.0

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7.0

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8.0

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