Good, Better, Vegan?

Jan 1, 2017

0h 44m

★ 8.0

Overview

Modern veganism that does not want to miss anything is the new lifestyle of a young, healthy generation. But nature has not provided for humans to eat vegan food at all. Veganism has little known health hazards if used improperly, but can also be a blessing for this planet and its overpopulation. The journalist John A. Kantara traces the different facets of this ideology of faith.

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TV Movie

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Celluloid Fabrik

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Cast

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John A. Kantara

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Jean Jacques Hublin

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Bernhard Watzl

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Stephanie Mittermaier

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Daniela Krehl

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Nicole Merbach

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Alexander Anton

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Mark Post

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Benjamin Rupert

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Deborah Pivain

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Sebastian Grewe

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Marc Zillmann

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