One Man, One Cow, One Planet

One Man, One Cow, One Planet

2007 · 56 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

One man, One cow, One planet exposes globalization and the mantra of infinite growth in a finite world for what it really is: an environmental and human disaster. But across India marginal farmers are fighting back. By reviving biodynamics an arcane form of agriculture, they are saving their poisoned lands and exposing the bio-colonialism of multinational corporations. One man, One cow, One planet tells their story through the teachings of an elderly New Zealander many are calling the new Gandhi.

Directed by Thomas Burstyn · Written by Barbara Sumner-Burstyn

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