Fast Food Nation

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Movie
German title Fast Food Nation
Original title Fast Food Nation
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2006
length 114 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Richard Linklater
script Eric Schlosser
Richard Linklater
production Malcolm McLaren
Jeremy Thomas
camera Lee Daniel
cut Sandra Adair
occupation

Fast Food Nation is the fictionalized film version of the same name nonfiction - bestseller by Eric Schlosser . Directed led Richard Linklater , who also collaborated on the screenplay. The episode film uses the fictional Mickey's burger chain to document the dark side of fast food chains. The premiere of this American film was on 19 May 2006 as part of the competition at the film festival in Cannes instead. The cinema release in Germany was March 1, 2007.

action

One day study a few students of Food Technology , Department of Microbiology , various Burgerbratlinge (patties) for their research and make it found that an excessive number of coliform bacteria in the meat of the popular hamburger Mickey's "The Big One" arrived. Don Henderson, head of the Marketing Department of the US fast food - restaurant chain Mickey's, to then find out why her best seller is heavily loaded so excessive, so as to avoid a possible scandal.

His journey first takes him to Colorado , where he begins his research with a visit to factory farming . Later he takes a look at the Uni-Globe meat factory (UMP), the place where all “The Big One” patties for Mickey's are produced. He discovers a well-organized and economical manufacturing process that apparently complies with all legal requirements, but in which countless illegally immigrated Mexicans , such as Coco and Sylvia, toil under inhumane conditions.

Then the head of marketing gets to know the rancher Rudy, who takes him on a tour and subjects him to a kind of "education". In his opinion, the reason for the poor quality of the burger meat is the employers' greed for profit, who accept the circumstances of production (time pressure, brutal slaughter methods , untrained workers, inadequate work safety ) and are thus responsible for the quality of the burgers. From then on, Henderson's own view of the burger chain, as well as the fast food industry in general, changed. Henderson then travels back to California , but without informing his superiors about the events.

Parallel to the first storyline, the film also addresses illegal immigrants from Mexico, whose paths constantly cross with Don Henderson. Their example is used to show the conditions under which they came to the United States and are accepted into the more hostile area, but ultimately fail. Like most of the residents of the meat factories, they are all directly or indirectly dependent on burger production. Coco works with Raul in the butcher's shop and later falls in love with the foreman who makes her addicted to drugs. Raul, on the other hand, had an accident during working hours, but the slaughterhouse refused to pay for the treatment costs because they were able to prove a fake blood test that confirmed the use of improper amphetamines . In her distress, Sylvia also has to work in the slaughter factory, which she does not love, towards the end of the film.

occupation

Richard Linklater was able to win some well-known actors for his film. In addition to Bruce Willis , Kris Kristofferson , Greg Kinnear , Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke , Catalina Sandino Moreno and Bobby Cannavale also play .

The Canadian rock singer Avril Lavigne can be seen in a small supporting role. In her first film role, she plays a teenager who tries in vain to help cows set free.

criticism

The lexicon of the international film judges: "Softened protest in the guise of an audience-oriented mainstream film, which is too entangled in contradictions and largely ends in helplessness."

Renée Wieder wrote on TV digitally that the film mercilessly ironically shows moonlighting, negligence and corruption, and lots of guest stars provided the spice.

The conclusion of the TV Spielfilm speaks of a great ensemble, clever food for thought and an emotional depth.

Awards

Fast Food Nation was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 59th Cannes International Film Festival .

literature

  • Eric Schlosser: Fast Food Society. Special edition. Fat Profits, Lazy System (paperback), Riemann 2003, ISBN 3570500438

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fast Food Nation. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 3, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 

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