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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary American 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 wor...

Directed By: Graham Meriwether

Written By: Memo Salazar, Graham Meriwether

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 24 m

American Meat

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Summary American 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 wor...

Directed By: Graham Meriwether

Written By: Memo Salazar, Graham Meriwether

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70
Apr 11, 2013
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.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 9, 2013
American Meat won't fully counter the negative sentiment that the meat industry has, but it's not entirely propaganda, either.
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40
Apr 11, 2013
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.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
40
Apr 11, 2013
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.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
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Apr 11, 2013
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.
By Steve Macfarlane FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Apr 12, 2013
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating Not Rated
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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.
Website https://www.facebook.com/AmericanMeat
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