Fresh
Hunger in America is not about a shortage of food but an abundance of poverty. This is where the spiral spins downward.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
A Place at the Table
One Nation. Underfed.
2012 · 1h 24m · PG
Documentary
Directed by
Kristi Jacobson
,
Lori Silverbush
Overview
Using personal stories, this powerful documentary illuminates the plight of the 49 million Americans struggling with food insecurity. A single mother, a small-town policeman and a farmer are among those for whom putting food on the table is a daily battle.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A shocking indictment of how people are starving in the land of plenty ...
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Fresh
You don't have to be a fan of info-graphics in social-justice docs to be troubled by one showing that the price of processed food has decreased in almost exact proportion to the rise in cost of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
"A Place at the Table" presents a shameful truth that should leave viewers dismayed and angry: This nation has more than enough food for all its people, yet millions of them are hungry.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
One thing is clear from "A Place at the Table": You cannot answer the question "Why are people hungry?," without also asking "Why are people poor?"
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
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