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Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineWes GreeneSlant MagazineWes GreenePerhaps Sanjay Rawal's most fascinating excursion into agriculture's dark side is the vineyards of Napa Valley, where the practically Eden-like scenery masks a dreary labor model.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleThis advocacy documentary is never dull, but it tends to wander.
- 70Village VoiceDaphne HowlandVillage VoiceDaphne HowlandThe film fosters a very human connection to these pickers, whose eloquence comes from their plainspoken arguments, the austerity of their situation, and the modesty of their demands.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis emphatic and empathetic documentary (directed by Sanjay Rawal and narrated by Forest Whitaker) presents the plight of our farm laborers as modern-day slavery.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe participants make a strong case, although the most emotionally powerful moments involve the workers themselves.
- 40Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiDirector Sanjay Rawal also allows the likes of Eva Longoria (an executive producer of the film, as is "Fast Food Nation" author Eric Schlosser) and members of the Kennedy dynasty to hijack the farmworkers' story. It's a reductive strategy that ultimately insults viewers' intelligence.