Main basse sur le riz

Ricejacking

No economic activity feeds as many people and is as crucial to the social harmony of numerous countries as rice cultivation. It feeds nearly half the population of the planet and conditions our global food security. This cereal grain, which occupies 15% of the world’s cultivable land, has the power to ensure the political stability or bring down governments. In the spring of 2008, the price of rice rose six fold in six months. Unprecedented. The poor suffer the most from these skyrocketing prices. Demonstrations broke out in 40 countries. There was talk of food riots. Referring to the explosion of prices in 2008, this documentary deals with the challenge of global food by questioning those who manage the world’s rice system.

France - 2009 - 1 h 24 mn - HD Cam • 16/9 - Colour

Director
Jean Crépu
Writer
Jean Crépu, Jean-Pierre Boris
Camera
Peter Bolton
Sound
Patrick Imbert
Editing
Claire Collin

Production
Ladybirds Films,
48 rue de Babylone,
75007 Paris, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 4556 9804
Fax : +33 (0)1 4705 1775
E-mail : office@ladybirdsfilms.fr

Co-Production
ARTE France

with the participation of
Télévision Suisse Romande / Radio Télévision Suisse

Sales
Emmanuelle Erbsman
Arte France Développement,
Emmanuelle Erbsman,
8, rue Marceau,
92785 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex 9, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 5500 7777
Fax : +33 (0)1 5500 7395
E-mail : e-erbsman@artefrance.fr