Fed Up
Something happened 30 years ago...
Something happened 30 years ago...
Documentary
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2014
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Fed Up blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public, resulting in one of the largest health epidemics in history.
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Details
Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
9 May 2014
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Fixating on the fat rolls of underprivileged kids without mentioning class, the film is a more polished version of the greasy tale Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me told from the inside out.
– Rob Nelson,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
3 Oct 2014
fresh:
It's a decent summary of the issue, taking square aim at corporations and politicians who have made it easy for the citizenry to stuff its collective face with junk food and, even more damaging, sugar.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 May 2014
fresh:
Director Stephanie Soechtig gathers activists, doctors, kids, lobbyists, parents, politicians, reporters and teachers -- all with different stakes.
– Bill Stamets,
Chicago Sun-Times,
22 May 2014
fresh:
Expose against America's nutritional war on itself is informative, passionate, slightly regurgitated.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
22 May 2014
fresh:
Thumbnail portraits of morbidly obese kids introduce a plaintive note to the argument, especially since, as the documentary notes, many school cafeterias are now indistinguishable from fast-food joints.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
22 May 2014