Daily Recommendation: Tom Simon’s Death on a Factory Farm

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If a hog/pig is mistreated in a farm and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Those who don’t give a damn about the true origin of baseball stadium hot dogs will not want to invest themselves in tonight’s first showing of Tom Simon’s/Sarah Teale’s documentary film DEATH ON A FACTORY FARM [HBO 10:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT].

The documentary is for anyone who considers themselves “an animal lover” and they might want to re-think what that notion truly means. I’ll spare readers the gory details (like the lawyer mentions, the footage speaks for itself) and won’t explore half hidden camera investigation, the brave person who does the covert documentation or detail how the court room trial and laws protecting animals (even those who are headed for dinner plates) are inept, but what I will say is: the probing doc won’t leave anyone indifferent. DEATH ON A FACTORY FARM is IONCINEMA.com’s Daily Recommendation for March 16th, 2009. Click here for more details.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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