The Hemp Revolution (1995): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1995, The Hemp Revolution is a dokumentarfilm film directed by Anthony Clarke, running about 73 minutes.

What it’s about. This documentary covers a whole lot of ground. It deals with every historical and contemporary aspect of hemp usage and cultivation (mainly in the U.S.), which turns out to be a lot. From describing the production of a fiber much more durable and economic than wood, the documentary discusses hemps multilateral uses as e.g. food products, as a non-polluting fuel and as a pharmaceutical product with much less grievous side-effects than chemical pharmaceutical products. The film also investigates why America went from a country which produced vast quantities of the non-narcotic industrial hemp, to the complete ban on hemp production in 1938. This story in particular is interesting, and it points out that the large oil-based industries actually had a key role in the aforementioned ban. Food for thought! The conclusion of the documentary could be that hemp may prove to be a valid alternative to both oil and wood in the future.

Who’s in it. The Hemp Revolution stars Peter Dale Scott as Self and Andrew Weil.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, The Hemp Revolution sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Hemp Revolution page.

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