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Raising Resistance

Raising Resistance

2012•1h 25m
Documentary

Paraguay's lush soy farms are battlegrounds between huge agri-business and small farmers. The GMO beans fatten up cattle in rich countries so steaks remain cheap. But the pesticides used are destroying the crops of the campesinos and harming their kids.

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Production

Pandora Filmverleih, Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduction, Maximage, SRG SSR, WDR

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Cast

Geronimo Arevalos

Self

Nelson Arevalos

Self

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