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The Neglected Miracle

1985•1h 46m
Documentary

Indigenous farmers in Peru, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Australia and New Zealand share their intimacy with the land and the seeds they have nurtured for generations; global corporations attempt to 'own' the intellectual property of seeds.

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Production

Pacific Films, Mansfield Films, Television New Zealand, Challenge Film Corporation, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Keri Kaa

Narrator

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