Natural Resistance (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, Natural Resistance is a documentary film directed by Jonathan Nossiter, running about 82 minutes.

What it’s about. Ten years after Mondovino, his analysis of the increasingly standardised wine production in France, wine expert Jonathan Nossiter picks up the thread again and shows what it means to be rooted in the soil you're working on. During walks through the vineyards and relaxed gatherings with a group of alternative Italian wine growers, he trades experiences and arguments. What looks like a bucolic paradise, where intelligent people produce wine according to time-honoured and organic methods, is actually revealed to be a battleground. The DOC association, which is supposed to look after the interest of independent vintners, promotes winemakers who produce vast amounts in a standardised quality; and the agricultural industry with its hygiene regulations excludes traditional methods of production. The only thing saving the landscape from being totally destroyed is affluent foreigners using the old vineyards as summer holiday homes.

Who’s in it. Natural Resistance stars Stefano Bellotti, Elena Pantaleoni, Giovanna Tiezzi and Corrado Dottori, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Natural Resistance has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In GB you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Natural Resistance page.

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