The Grab

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Quietly and seemingly out of sight, governments, private investors and mercenaries are working to seize food and water resources at the expense of entire populations. These groups are establishing themselves as the new OPEC, where the future world powers will be those who control not oil, but food. And it's all beginning to bubble to the surface in real time. Global food prices have hit an all-time high, threatening chaos and violence. Meanwhile, Russia is using food as a weapon against the Ukrainians, and as a geopolitical tool to wield global power. THE GRAB is a global thriller combining hard-hitting journalism from The Center for Investigative Reporting with the compelling character-driven storytelling of director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, taking you around the globe from Arizona to Zambia, to reveal one of the world’s biggest and least known threats.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

A longer or more episodic version of “The Grab” might have been able to accommodate tangents about pirates and jetpacks; this version of “The Grab” doesn’t even have an unhappy ending.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 14, 2024

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Bob Strauss

San Francisco Chronicle

A lot of the film’s dot-connecting is illuminating, but some of it fails to convince.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 11, 2024

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Ross McIndoe

Slant Magazine

The Grab makes a clear choice to conclude not just with doomsaying, but with a call to action and a look at the things that can still be done to avert a global crisis.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 9, 2024

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

Cowperthwaite and Halverson lay it all out. It's now on us to force our politicians to adjust … if voters still have the ability to do such things anymore.

Rated: 7/10

Jun 14, 2024

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Despite becoming unfocused as the details unfold, the film is eye-opening, although perhaps it shouldn’t be.

Jun 14, 2024

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

The Grab makes a firm case that we're on the precipice of a different kind of world—if we haven't fallen off it already.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 14, 2024

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Quietly and seemingly out of sight, governments, private investors and mercenaries are working to seize food and water resources at the expense of entire populations. These groups are establishing themselves as the new OPEC, where the future world powers will be those who control not oil, but food. And it's all beginning to bubble to the surface in real time. Global food prices have hit an all-time high, threatening chaos and violence. Meanwhile, Russia is using food as a weapon against the Ukrainians, and as a geopolitical tool to wield global power. THE GRAB is a global thriller combining hard-hitting journalism from The Center for Investigative Reporting with the compelling character-driven storytelling of director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, taking you around the globe from Arizona to Zambia, to reveal one of the world’s biggest and least known threats.

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Producer: Nathan Halverson, Amanda Pike, Blye Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin, Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Screenwriter: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures / Participant
Production Co: Center for Investigative Reporting Studios, Rocklin/Faust, Impact Partners
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 14, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 14, 2024
Runtime: 1h 44m

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