King Corn

An enlightening documentary called King Corn that is about two friends, one acre of corn, and how corn provides the basis for all the process meat and food sold in America today, plus much more.

Find out just how much corn has become ubiquitous to the standard American diet.

This Heinz and Peabody Awards winning 2007 film gets off to a somewhat slow start. Nevertheless, the slow build up is worth the wait and ends up with in an unexpected surprise ending. Along the way, you will learn first hand how modern farming works, as well as gain new insights into High Fructose Corn Syrup, and America's cattle industry.

Few of us in America, are completely aware of the economic, environmental, and social ramifications of growing corn that this film explores. Viewers will be more motivated than ever to avoid buying anything from the center of their grocery store.

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