2005 Austrian film
| Our Daily Bread |
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| Directed by | Nikolaus Geyrhalter |
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| Written by | Wolfgang Widerhofer
Nikolaus Geyrhalter |
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| Produced by | Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Markus Glaser
Michael Kitzberger
Wolfgang Widerhofer |
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| Cinematography | Nikolaus Geyrhalter |
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| Edited by | Wolfgang Widerhofer |
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| Distributed by | Icarus Films (USA) |
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Release dates |
- 28 November 2005 (2005-11-28) (Amsterdam International
Documentary Film Festival)
- 21 April 2006 (2006-04-21) (Austria)
- 18 January 2007 (2007-01-18) (Germany)
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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| Countries | Austria
Germany |
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| Languages | Polish
German |
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Our Daily Bread (German: Unser täglich Brot) is a 2005 documentary film directed, co-produced, and with cinematography by Nikolaus Geyrhalter. The script was co-written by Wolfgang Widerhofer and Nikolaus Geyrhalter.
The film depicts how modern food production companies employ technology to produce food on large scales. It consists mainly of actual working situations without voice-over narration or interviews as the director tries to let viewers form their own opinion on the subject.[1] The names of the companies where the footage was filmed are purposely not shown. The director's goal is to provide a realistic view on the internal workings of multiple food production companies in our modern society.[2]
Places and companies
The names of the companies where the footage was filmed are provided on the official site in the booklet pdf. They are listed below for convenience and to help further investigation:
- Danish Crown (pork, beef) company site Europe
- Tasty Tom (tomatoes) company site places Netherlands (sample Sat view)
- Geflügelhof Latschenberger GmbH (eggs) Biberbach, Austria
- Pro Ovo (eggs) company site Biberbach, Austria
- Radatz Fleischwaren (pork) company site Vienna, Austria
- Marché Couvert de Ciney (beef), Ciney, Belgium
- Abattoir et Marché de Bastogne (meat), company siteBastogne,Belgium
- Belgian Blue Group s.c.r.l (bulls) company site, Belgium
- Zaklady Drobiarskie ‘Kozieglowy’ Sp.zo.o (chickens), company site Kozieglowy, Poland
- Nutreco, Skretting, Marine Harvest, Norway, Marine Harvest processing plant Ryfisk at Hjelmeland (fish) company site Hjelmeland, Norway
- Vitana (pre-cooked foods), company site, Czech Republic
- Solofino (sprinkles) company site, Austria
- esco European salt company GmbH & Co. KG (rock salt) company site, Germany
- Agrargenossenschaft Cobbelsdorf eG (cereals), Cobbelsdorf Germany
- Kalbescher Werder Agrar GmbH (milk), Brunau Germany
- Quality Sprout Kerkdriel (sprouts), Kerkdriel Netherlands
- Löhle Thomas Obstbau (fruits), Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany
- Salemfrucht GmbH (apples), Germany
- Árpád - Agrár Rt. (misc) company site Hungary
- Chiquita Deutschland (bananas) company site, Germany
- Sucatrans BVBA (transport of art), Belgium
- The Greenery (vegetables/fruits), company site, Netherlands
- Jamnica d.d., (mineral water) company site, Sveta Jana (???), Croatia
- Ferme la Béole (farm hostel) Belgium
- SAD s.r.o. (equipment?) Brezno, Slovakia
Reception
Our Daily Bread has a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critical consensus stated as, "A matter-of-fact, nearly wordless documentary, Our Daily Bread's spare presentation of slaughterhouses and human consumption serves up food for thought."[3] It also has an 86/100 on Metacritic,[4] and received two votes in the 2012 Sight & Sound polls of the world's greatest films.[5]
