SummaryAmerican Meat is a solutions-oriented documentary chronicling the current state of the U.S. meat industry. First explaining how America arrived at our current industrial system, the story shifts to the present day, showing the feedlots and confinement houses, not through hidden cameras but through the eyes of the farmers who live and work there. ... Read More
Directed By:Graham Meriwether
Written By:Graham Meriwether, Memo Salazar
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Apr 11, 2013
70
Although Graham Meriwether’s film is far less incendiary than such similarly themed efforts as "Food, Inc." and "Fast Food Nation," it nonetheless offers considerable — pardon the pun — food for thought in its exploration of modern-day cattle, hog and chicken production.
Apr 9, 2013
50
American Meat won't fully counter the negative sentiment that the meat industry has, but it's not entirely propaganda, either.
Apr 11, 2013
40
The film’s ending, introducing farmers whose lives (and weight) have been changed for the better, sounds enough like an infomercial to undermine the whole enterprise.
Apr 11, 2013
40
There’s a good chunk of info for those eager to know how the sausage gets made, as well as the facts of life and death surrounding what we consume. You just have to pluck the PR feathers and find the good parts.
Apr 11, 2013
38
Despite the intensity of its scope and research, American Meat is a decidedly soft-hitting display of an overweening good faith that, frankly, just can't jibe with the times.
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Release Date:Apr 12, 2013
Duration:1 h 24 m
Tagline:Meet Joel Salatin- the solution to The Omnivore's Dilemma; the most famous farmer in America who inspires millions to question the origin of their meat.
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