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The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

Release Date:April 21, 2020

Running Time:52 min

Genres:Documentary

Director

Rob Rapley

Cast

Norman Borlaug Michael Murphy

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

The Man Who Tried to Feed the World recounts the story of Norman Borlaug, a man who not only solved India's famine problem but would go on to lead a "Green Revolution" of worldwide agriculture programs estimated to have saved one billion lives. He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his work but spent the rest of his life watching his methods and achievements come under increasing fire.

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