World of Plenty (1943)

Directed by

Paul Rotha

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

43 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the global food distribution system and its flaws. It argues for better ways to share food resources around the world.

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What happens

World of Plenty is a 1943 British documentary film directed by Paul Rotha for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. It was written by Eric Knight, Rotha and John Boyd Orr and discusses problems with, and possible improvements to, global food distribution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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