Unser täglich Brot (2005)

OUR DAILY BREAD is a wide-screen tableau of a feast which isn't always easy to digest - and in which we all take part. A pure, meticulous and high-end film experience that enables the audience to form their own ideas.

Director:

Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Writers:

Nikolaus Geyrhalter (screenplay), Wolfgang Widerhofer (screenplay)

Stars:

Claus Hansen Petz, Arkadiusz Rydellek, Barbara Hinz

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claus Hansen Petz	...	Himself
Arkadiusz Rydellek	...	Himself
Barbara Hinz	...	Herself
Renata Wypchlo	...	Herself
Alina Wiktorska	...	Herself
Ela Kozlowska	...	Herself
Anna Bethke	...	Herself
Malgorzata Nowak	...	Herself
Halina Kosiacka	...	Herself
Tibor Korom	...	Himself
András Szarvas	...	Himself
Lies Jacobs	...	Himself
Frédéric Quinet	...	Himself
Christoph Malherbe	...	Himself
Olivier Leboutte	...	Himself

Storyline

Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming! To the rhythm of conveyor belts and immense machines, the film looks without commenting into the places where food is produced in Europe: monumental spaces, surreal landscapes and bizarre sounds - a cool, industrial environment which leaves little space for individualism. People, animals, crops and machines play a supporting role in the logistic of this system which provides our society's standard of living. OUR DAILY BREAD is a wide-screen tableau of a feast which isn't always easy to digest - and in which we all take part. A pure, meticulous and high-end film experience that enables the audience to form their own ideas.

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Plot Keywords:

pig | industrial workers of the world | factory | food | dairy cow | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Austria]

Country:

Germany Austria

Language:

German Polish

Release Date:

21 April 2006 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Chlieb nás kazdodenný

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), 3Sat

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Synchro Film, Austria) Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.19 (2011)

User Reviews

What do you want to eat today?

Don't watch this movie if you have bad stomach or you won't be able to eat for a while. It shows quite a bit of shocking footage of modern food processing facilities. Dehumanization of food processing is well shown by creative camera placement. Camera placement resembles Kubrick's in some scenes - scenes of machines and people moving through corridors. Some of machines and procedures shown in the movie are really shocking. Movie doesn't have any narration, only sounds that you hear are sounds of the environment. A bit of well picked music would make this movie even better. If you want to know how the food you eat comes to your table this is the movie to watch.