Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Percy vs. Goliath (2020)



Released April 30, 2021 in the US.
Filmed in Canada and India.
Based on truths.
The story: Saskatchewan, Canada, 1998.
Percy Scheimser is a third-generation canola farmer.
Humble, honest, and seventy, he fancies himself to be a "seed saver", as he has been collecting seeds from his crops for many years.
After a great harvest and an equally great payoff, Percy gets a phone call.
He is informed that he owes the big agricultural biotechnology company Monsanto money, due to his crops being found with traces of their herbicide Roundup, which brands his canola crops GMO, sure property of Monsanto.
This makes no sense to Percy, he has been collecting seeds from his crops his whole life and he has never purchased any of Monsanto's seeds.
After Monsanto is allowed to test his canola and infact it turns up GMO-modified, it becomes quite clear to Monsanto that Percy owes them money.
But Percy was unaware that any of his crops had been modified and with that, he believes he must fight Monsanto for his right to plant his seeds on his land, without any further financial hassles from the company.
Stars Christopher Walken, Adam Beach, Roberta Maxwell, Luke Kirby, Zoe Fish, Shannon Guile, Andrea del Campo, Jeff Strome, Christina Ricci, Zach Braff, Blake Taylor, Peter Stebbings, Dean Harder,  Martin Donovan, Curt Keilback, Paul Magel, Tim Nhlazane, Pathy Aiyar
Directed by Clark Johnson
Rated PG13
HISTORY/DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY

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