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Our Daily Bread (German: Unser täglich Brot) is a 2005 documentary film directed, co-produced, and with cinematography by Nikolaus Geyrhalter. The script was co-written by Wolfgang Widerhofer and Nikolaus Geyrhalter.
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| Directed by | Nikolaus Geyrhalter |
| Written by | Wolfgang Widerhofer Nikolaus Geyrhalter |
| Produced by | Nikolaus Geyrhalter Markus Glaser Michael Kitzberger Wolfgang Widerhofer |
| Cinematography | Nikolaus Geyrhalter |
| Edited by | Wolfgang Widerhofer |
| Distributed by | Icarus Films (USA) |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | Austria Germany |
| Languages | Polish German |
The film depicts how modern food production companies employ technology to produce food on large scales. It consists mainly of actual working situations without voice-over narration or interviews as the director tries to let viewers form their own opinion on the subject.[1] The names of the companies where the footage was filmed are purposely not shown. The director's goal is to provide a realistic view on the internal workings of multiple food production companies in our modern society.[2]
Different processes in agriculture and food processing plants are shown in the film. Since scenes are mixed, food transformations are listed below with no particular order.
The names of the companies where the footage was filmed are provided on the official site in the booklet pdf. They are listed below for convenience and to help further investigation:
Our Daily Bread has a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critical consensus stated as, "A matter-of-fact, nearly wordless documentary, Our Daily Bread's spare presentation of slaughterhouses and human consumption serves up food for thought."[3] It also has an 86/100 on Metacritic,[4] and received two votes in the 2012 Sight & Sound polls of the world's greatest films.[5]
Award wins:
Nominations:
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