Fresh
Compelling, distressing documentary about the weirdly mechanized world of industrial farms, slaughterhouses and other sources of mass-produced food has a surrealist edge that gives the film a dreamlike ambience.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Our Daily Bread
Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming!
2006 · 1h 32m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
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Our Daily Bread
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Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming! To the rhythm of conveyor belts and immense machines, the film looks without commenting into the places where food is produced in Europe: monumental spaces, surreal landscapes and bizarre sounds - a cool, industrial environment which leaves little space for individualism.
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Fresh
Essentially, it's a Koyanisquaasti for metal and meat fetishists, and that's no bad thing.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Fresh
The camera simply looks, with unflinching interest, as plants and animals are processed (in European industrial settings) into the food we eat. It's up to the viewer to distinguish tastes of horror, compassion, and awe at the efficiency involved.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
On a shot-by-shot basis, much of Our Daily Bread is stunning.
Noel Murray, AV Club
Fresh
An alarming vision of the antiseptic order we have created around the business of stocking our fridge.
Jan Stuart, Newsday
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