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Directed by Bertram Verhaag Written by Bertram Verhaag Edited by Verena Schönauer Initial release 10 March 2011 (Germany) Screenplay Bertram Verhaag | 6.9/10 IMDb Produced by Bertram Verhaag Music by Gert Wilden Jr. Productioncompany Denkmal Film Director Bertram Verhaag Music director Gert Wilden Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Producers Bertram Verhaag, Sonja Scheider Cast Árpád Pusztai, Ignacio Chapela, Jeffrey M Smith, Andrew Kimbrell, Nina Fedoroff Similar The Farmer And His Prince, Blue Eyed, Open To Midnight, Nuclear Split, Daas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientists Under Attack: Genetic Engineering in the Magnetic Field of Money (original title: "Gekaufte Wahrheit – Gentechnik im Magnetfeld des Geldes") is a 2010 German documentary by Bertram Verhaag. It alleges that the biotechnology industry was implicit in ruining the careers of Árpád Pusztai and Ignacio Chapela when they published research critical of genetic engineering.
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Description
The 2010 documentary interviewed three scientists (Árpád Pusztai, Nina Fedoroff and Ignacio Chapela) and an attorney (Andrew Kimbrell). Pusztai was a biochemist who went to the media with unpublished research claiming that a type of genetically modified potato suppressed the immune system and stunted growth when fed to rats. The resulting controversy led to him being fired from the Rowett Institute. Fedoroff is a highly decorated molecular biologist who is an external adviser to the US Department of State. Chapela is a professor at the University of Berkeley and Kimbrell is the executive director of the Center for Food Safety who sued the FDA in 1998 over its regulation of GM foods.
Reception
The German ARD cultural magazine "titel thesen temperamente" broadcast a 6 minute review about the film. The Bayerischer Rundfunk described the film as committed, partisan and disputatious. The documentary received 8 international prizes, amongst them 3 times for best documentary. KinoZeit calls it an ambitious documentary
International awards
The documentary received 8 international prizes, amongst them 3 times for best documentary, including 1st prize at Indie Fest 2010 in the category "Best of Show".