One French village tries to do something about unhealthy food in important doc
FOOD BEWARE: THE FRENCH ORGANIC REVOLUTION
(NOS ENFANTS NOUS ACCUSERONT) (THAT SHOULD NOT BE) (Jean-Paul Jaud, 2008)
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Opens Friday, October 16
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Director Jean-Paul Jaud puts a whole new spin on the old adage “You are what you eat” with FOOD BEWARE, an important documentary on the increasing hazards of chemicals and pesticides in food production. Jaud travels to a small village in France where the entire community — including farmers, teachers, politicians, parents, and children — are trying to do something about it. Hammering viewers over the head with frightening statistics, especially the cancer rate among children, Jaud reveals how the village is turning organic, the villagers having decided that the health of current and future generations is worth the added monetary cost. Jaud also cuts in segments from a UNESCO symposium where scientists are warning that people everywhere must start concentrating more on health and the environment when it comes to food production and consumption or face the devastating consequences. At nearly two hours, FOOD BEWARE is too long, and there are so many numbers that they threaten to get lost, but the film is a crucially important document in the fight for healthy food and shows how one community is able to do it, providing a blueprint for the rest of the world.