A vibrant investigation of the predicament of central Indian cotton farmers, caught up in biotech broker Monsanto's genetically modified seed program. Refused loans by legitimate banks, the farmers borrow from illegal moneylenders at seven percent interest per month and inevitably fall into irredeemable debt, further aggravated by low yields and a need for more fertilizer and water. Out of shame, some commit suicide by drinking Monsanto's pesticide – such deaths now number over 200,000. The tiny miracle in this seemingly hopeless globalization tragedy is the daughter of one such farmer, a council head who was the first in his village to kill himself. Eighteen-year-old Manjusha yearns to be a journalist to expose the reasons for the suicides, but she has no mentor and certainly no encouragement. Peled's latest heroine fights on the frontline of this global human and environmental crisis, driven by a desire to voice the perspective and preserve the dignity of the powerless.
Bitter Seeds has generally received very positive reviews.
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Bitter Seeds was released in 2011 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 3 reviews, giving Bitter Seeds (2011) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 80%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Bitter Seeds than critics were.
With a score of 82%, Bitter Seeds is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2011, which stands at 57%.
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