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You Are What You Eat.
You Are What You Eat.
Documentary - 2007
King Corn
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7.0
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King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, two college buddies return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and government aide, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America’s modern food system in this engrossing and eye-opening documentary.
Director:
,
Aaron Woolf
Cast:
,
Michael Pollan
,
Ian Cheney
,
Curtis Ellis
,
Earl L. Butz

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Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
12 Oct 2007
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$81,368
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Simultaneously nostalgic and sinister, King Corn mixes full-blown Americana with fast-food follies in the Iowa heartland.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
16 Nov 2007
fresh:
A breezy diary from a pair of first-time farmers, as well as a wry rebuke to a nation devoted to eating cheaply but not necessarily well, King Corn makes its points without much finger-wagging.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Nov 2007
fresh:
While there's no startling news here -- most people know that high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a staple in food processing and isn't particularly good for us -- this documentary neatly, and often humorously, summarizes a very unhealthy situation.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Nov 2007
fresh:
Deftly balances humor and insight.
– Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 Oct 2007
fresh:
It should be required viewing before going into a supermarket, McDonald's or your very own refrigerator.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
19 Oct 2007
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