
Bitter Seeds

Every 30 minutes a farmer in India kills himself. Is he next?
Watch movie: Bitter Seeds Released in (2011) produced by United States of America, USA, The movie categorized in Documentary, and content rating N/A with duration 88 min Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Micha X. Peled. A vibrant investigation of the predicament of central Indian cotton farmers, caught up in biotech broker Monsanto's genetically modified seed program. Refused loans by legitimate banks, the farmers borrow from illegal moneylenders at seven percent interest per month and inevitably fall into irredeemable debt, further aggravated by low yields and a need for more fertilizer and water. Out of shame, some commit suicide by drinking Monsanto’s pesticide – such deaths now number over 200,000. The tiny miracle in this seemingly hopeless globalization tragedy is the daughter of one such farmer, a council head who was the first in his village to kill himself. Eighteen-year-old Manjusha yearns to be a journalist to expose the reasons for the suicides, but she has no mentor and certainly no encouragement. Peled’s latest heroine fights on the frontline of this global human and environmental crisis, driven by a desire to voice the perspective and preserve the dignity of the powerless.
Watch movie: Bitter Seeds Released in (2011) produced by United States of America, USA, The movie categorized in Documentary, and content rating N/A with duration 88 min Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Micha X. Peled. A vibrant investigation of the predicament of central Indian cotton farmers, caught up in biotech broker Monsanto's genetically modified seed program. Refused loans by legitimate banks, the farmers borrow from illegal moneylenders at seven percent interest per month and inevitably fall into irredeemable debt, further aggravated by low yields and a need for more fertilizer and water. Out of shame, some commit suicide by drinking Monsanto’s pesticide – such deaths now number over 200,000. The tiny miracle in this seemingly hopeless globalization tragedy is the daughter of one such farmer, a council head who was the first in his village to kill himself. Eighteen-year-old Manjusha yearns to be a journalist to expose the reasons for the suicides, but she has no mentor and certainly no encouragement. Peled’s latest heroine fights on the frontline of this global human and environmental crisis, driven by a desire to voice the perspective and preserve the dignity of the powerless.
Genre: Documentary
Actor: Manjusha Ambarwar, Ram Krishna, Mahhav Shande, Vandana Shiva, Gyanendra Shukla, Kishor Tiwari
Director: Micha X. Peled
Country: United States of America, USA
Produced By: ITVS, Independent Television Service
Runtime: 88
Release: 2011
Rating: 7 out of 10
Language: English,
Views: 448
Content Rating:N/A
Quality: DVD