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An investigative journalist uncovers the money, influence, and alarming rationale behind covert land grabs by some of the world’s most...
An investigative journalist uncovers the money, influence, and alarming rationale behind covert land grabs by some of the world’s most powerful countries in this documentary from the BAFTA-nominated director of Blackfish.
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Frightening
A frightening look at the geopolitical scramble for food and water resources, depicting a painstaking journalistic campaign to peer behind the curtain - revealing mercenaries, corruption, hedge fund stooges, shady acquisitions and the odd familiar modern villain like Blackwater founder Erik Prince.
82 %28 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
100 %17 reviewsAudience score rating
"Unquestionably a crucial issue for our age..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Unspools like a thriller in one sense and a dystopian science fiction movie in another."
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Variety
Variety"Ultimately a bundle of figures splayed across a sluggish run time."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Makes a clear choice to conclude not just with doomsaying, but with a call to action."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"A lot of the film’s dot-connecting is illuminating, but some of it fails to convince."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"A longer or more episodic version might have been able to accommodate tangents about pirates and jetpacks; this version doesn’t even have an unhappy ending."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.comThe Grab | Details
- Rating
- PG,
- Runtime
- 104
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
