Food, Inc. (2008)

Food, Inc. (2008)

Director: Robert Kenner

Most adults are aware that the burger they're holding, or the steak they're carving, was once part of a cow, likely mistreated before being violently killed. But the majority of consumers can put that out of mind as they bite down.

If the things that people do know don't bother them, then what about the things they don't know? Food, Inc exposes the ugly truths.

It's not a documentary about animal rights, it's about giant food corporations that no longer pay American farmers to simply 'raise' chickens for them. Instead, they pay businessmen to 'grow' chickens on factory farms, because fat birds = fat wallets. It's not just live animals; the story of corn and soy beans is just as terrifying.

The film's light on statistics, opting more for something akin to scare tactics, but the hidden camera footage speaks for itself without needing diagrams, if you've got the stomach for it.