[goats bleating]
Good boy.
Attaboy.
Attaboy.
Attaboy.
Good boy.
[sighs]
[car door slams shut]
[engine starting]
[woman]
They call you the miracle CEO.
I don't know about that.
Smithfield. General Mills.
Kraft. All companies you
helped transform.
I think you forgot
Baskin-Robbins.
I was famous
for my triple scoop.
Background in agriculture.
Post graduate degree
in microbiology. An MBA.
You are obviously
well-qualified, but that's not
what sets you apart now, is it?
[sighs] Well, I like to be
on the ground with the people.
Like what you did
in sub-Saharan Africa.
Well, it took me going over
there and seeing the climate
issues first-hand,
before I realized how badly
we needed to do something
about those droughts.
And that's where Clonestra's
drought tolerant technology
came from,
which estimates to help
millions of impoverished
families, you say,
within the next decade.
I believe corporations
have to do a better job putting
the people's interests first.
Because when we do that,
then everyone's...
I need you to bus table seven.
How are we doing
with that chicken, Charlie?
Coming right up.
You working a double today?
You know it.
Sorry about that wait,
Mr. and Mrs. Miller.
Let me know if there's anything
else I can get you, okay?
[sighs deeply]
[man] No matter how
we connect all of these
pieces right here,
the communication,
how are we going to get
that idea across,
not just necessarily
for new customers,
but to the chair of the board,
the chair of divisions,
the, uh...
the chair of
the various departments.
Communication in business
involves some extra elements
that are not present for us
in our personal lives.
You've gone out,
done the research.
You have gone
to receive the data.
You're trying to decide
what the customers are,
even if it's in-house,
to the board, to the chair
of various divisions
or various departments--
[on TV] They're calling it
the deadly flu.
"Should you get a sh*t or not?"
It's the question everyone
is asking.
Hi, Mom.
Finally.
-Brought home some food.
-What is it?
Fried chicken.
Oh, good. 'Cause my butt's
not quite big enough.
Did Cyclones win?
-What?
-Cyclones win?
Oh, I fell asleep.
Forty-two to seven? [laughs]
Oh, my God.
It's that rookie receiver.
I was telling Charlie.
It's like, he's got
two left feet.
-He go down okay?
-Mmm-hmm.
Once I pried that toy car
out of his hand,
went out cold.
What is it with
boys and cars?
Don't get me started.
[goats bleating]
In addition to donating
seeds to your village,
each of you will receive
vouchers which will allow
you to buy more seeds
and fertilizer
at a discount cost.
[translating in local dialect]
After many years of research,
we have created seeds that
are able to withstand stress
from the viruses, bacteria,
adverse weather,
soil conditions.
By using our seeds,
you're going to reap
these added benefits.
Plus you'll see increases in the
quantity of your crops to boot.
-[clamoring in distance]
-What's happening?
[murmuring]
Say, what the hell
is happening?
They are rebels. We
must leave immediately.
[chanting]
[alarm beeping]
[groans]
Time to get up, mister.
Hey!
I don't see you moving,
little man.
Can you not hear me?
Are you playing a game
"I'm Not Waking"?
[gasping] What?
Oh, my God!
Garrett! Mom!
Garrett. Garrett.
Wake up.
Blood pressure,
temperature,
all look good.
Looks like he just
has a case of the flu.
It said on the news
that it might be deadly
or something. Is that--
I wouldn't worry too much
about that stuff. That was just
couple of cases. Outliers.
Your son looks like he has
a fairly normal strain.
So there's nothing else
wrong with him?
Not that I can see.
Probably caught it
at school.
It's going around.
Okay. Thank you.
Just make sure
he stays hydrated,
gets some rest
and he'll be fine
in a couple of days.
Here that, chicken.
You were a very
brave boy today.
I love you.
Aw, how are you gonna
play me like that?
How are you gonna play me
like that? I said I love you.
-I love you.
-Look at me
and say it.
-I love you.
-That's better.
Good night.
-Good night, Mr. Owens.
-Oh, Kristin.
I forgot to tell you.
I spoke with the contractors.
We should be able to unveil
the new wing in four weeks.
Oh, about time.
I'll put it in
your calendar.
She's going to be a beauty.
Amazing what a multi-million
dollar donation can do.
[softly]
Does that mean
I get a raise?
Didn't think so.
[indistinct voices
play over computer]
All right, I am
grabbing dinner.
Will you let me know
if this transfer vector
is successful?
Yeah, let me know if there's
a Jaguar D-type waiting
out front for me.
Never going to happen.
I don't know whose
chances are worse.
Me in this experiment...
or you ever getting
to drive one of those cars.
Hey! One day.
[indistinct conversation]
[coughing]
Hey!
You work at Charlie's, right?
Yeah.
I'm Eddie.
-Sophie.
-Nice seeing you, Sophie.
[school bell ringing]
Got a little
boy or girl?
Uh, boy.
Me, too.
He's the man of the house.
Is that so?
There he is.
See you.
Hey, buddy.
-How's school?
-Good.
Yeah, what happened?
I showed everybody
my new football cards.
Yeah? Did they like them?
Yeah, I needed a QB,
so I traded Hank Willis.
-Cool.
-Sam Roger's cards.
They're really cool.
-What's going on with your arm?
-Nothing.
Why do you keep
scratching it like that?
-I don't know.
-Stop scratching.
Let me look at it.
Oh, my God, Garrett.
This is really bad.
What the hell
do you want?
I, uh...
-Spit it out!
-John--
John Leroy.
Attorney at law.
You, uh,
You called me...
about the men
who are harassing you.
You have been traveling on
and off for the better part
of the past year.
You missed your
son's birthday.
Your mom went
to the hospital twice.
Who do you think
went to visit her?
This was expected.
It's my first year heading
the company for Christ's sake.
I have to show them
what I've got.
Oh, please, they know
who they hired.
Connie, this is science...
that's saving the world.
Wait. We're making broccoli
with three times the vitamin C.
-Bananas with vaccines
for Hepatitis.
-Jesus!
It's a tough job.
It takes time.
It takes face time.
You know who could use
some face time? Your son!
Can-- Can we at least
talk about this?
Okay, okay.
That's enough, Mom.
Oh, come on.
It's breakfast
in a tub.
More milk!
He's asking for more milk.
As a mother, you're never
going to hear that again.
Hey! It said he's supposed
to sit in the tub
for half an hour
with the oatmeal
and the milk.
Okay. Well, I just--
I washed all his sheets
and clothes and stuff,
in case there's something
that irritated his skin.
He's gonna be fine, honey.
He's a kid.
Kids get sick.
Don't be such
a worrywart.
Hey! There's something
in my oatmeal!
[laughing]
I've taken him
to the doctor
two more times.
I even took him
to a dermatologist.
I mean, it's cost me a fortune,
but what am I gonna do?
I can't just let him sit
there when he's like this,
you know?
Of course not.
You gotta do something.
It's just nobody...
can figure out where
the rash is coming from, Tammy,
like, he hasn't
played in poison ivy,
you know, none of the other
kids at school have it.
You think it's that
new flu?
I don't know.
[sighs] I don't know.
The symptoms seem different.
All his soaps
and shampoos
are the same?
Yeah, I haven't
changed anything.
He eats the same stuff,
he wears the same clothes,
he plays with the same toys.
Have you cleaned the house
with any new products
or anything like that?
No.
We haven't even had
the exterminator come, 'cause
we're trying to save money.
Jeez, that's frustrating.
[clicks tongue]
It's just--
I mean, I'm just
at a loss, you know?
Now he's saying
his arms hurt.
Feel all funny.
-God, okay.
-I just... my baby.
-I know. I know.
-[phone ringing]
Okay, calm down.
It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay.
Hold on one second.
Okay?
Charlie's.
How can I help you?
Oh, God. Okay. Okay.
Thank you, bye.
Soph, you gotta
get home. Now! Go!
[Garrett wailing]
My arm! My arm!
What is wrong?
What is wrong?
He was freaking out
about his arms.
I didn't know what to do.
Let's go. We're going
to the emergency room.
Let's go. Come on, baby.
-[wailing] My arm!
-Grab my purse!
I got it!
[woman] Don't worry.
Everything is fine.
I gave him a small
dosage of Ativan
to calm him down.
Okay, and what about
his chest and arms?
It seems to just
be getting worse.
We won't know anything until
we get the lab results back,
ma'am.
Worse-case scenario,
it's the onset of
an unusual skin disorder,
or a parasite of some sort,
which is not totally uncommon,
but I doubt it.
Has your son been in contact
with any animals?
Uh, not that
I'm aware of.
I mean,
unless he was at school,
but I don't think so.
Any history of disease
in the family?
I have diabetes.
Okay. Well, that shouldn't
have anything to do with it.
I would recommend
a dermatologist.
We've been, and he gave
him a cream to help the itching.
It hasn't done anything.
Well, we took a blood sample.
So, we'll send that to the lab
to get tested.
Then call you as soon
as we get the results.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
Going to trial will cost you,
most likely, more than you can
afford,
with no definitive outcome
in your favor and it could
last years.
I see you're a glass
half full kind a guy.
Look, in the last 20 years,
Clonestra has sued more than
over patent infringement.
They've got the money
and the muscle to win.
How do you patent life?
I mean, honestly.
It's hard to wrap
your head around,
I know.
But in the early '80s,
the courts ruled living
organisms
that have been genetically
altered were eligible for
patent protection.
[scoffing] I mean--
I mean, that's crazy.
Crazy as it may be,
I advise a settlement.
It seems to me to be
the most financially
sound solution.
And what would that mean?
They would pay you a small sum,
in order to avoid trial,
and in return, you agree to use
their seeds moving forward and
pay them an annual percentage.
Like the hell if I do that!
If fact, I want to countersue
them, for harassment.
These damn GMO cops come
to my home before dawn,
snooping.
They even got my neighbors
spying for them.
They give them a special
if they see anyone
reusing seeds.
-I'm sorry.
-I'll never use
their monster seeds.
I worked too hard to keep
my organic certification
all these years.
And this is America...
and I deserve
my constitutional freedom.
So, look, what would
you like to do?
They can bleed me
all they want,
but I ain't giving in.
What on earth
are you doing?
Hey, what about
bed bugs?
Remember Cathleen,
she was itching and
scratching for months
and looked in
her mattress,
saw 'em crawling.
Then we'd all
be itching, too.
I can't see anything
on the outside, but they
could've just hatched, you know?
Might not be
a full-blown infestation yet.
What are you doing?
Sophie! Sophie!
It's gotta be bed bugs.
I'm telling you.
Okay? I don't know
what else it could be.
The doctor called and said
all the results came back
negative.
-Will you stop it? Stop it!
-[shouting] Get off of me.
I know they're here!
There is nothing there!
They are small!
You can't see them!
-Put those down now!
-We have to check
everything, everywhere!
-Put 'em down now!
-The chairs, the couch...
-You are out of--
-...your bed, my bed--
Get your hands off of me,
I said, let me look!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Just... Just take a breath.
You're jumping to every
conclusion you can drum up.
You're not an expert.
The doctors
know what to do.
The doctors just say,
"It'll be fine."
"Everything's going to be fine.
Just give him more antibiotics
and it'll go away."
But it's not going away.
Antibiotics take time.
The doctors are lazy
and I refuse to be
a lazy parent.
We have a little money
left in our savings.
I want to take him to a
specialist. I don't care what it
costs.
Let's go.
[rats squeaking]
The blood work rules out
the majority of conclusions
I would draw from his symptoms.
You're saying my son
is making it up?
I don't think he's making it up
entirely. Clearly,
he has a bad rash.
But the hysteria could be
linked to this rare condition
where people falsely
believe their skin to be
infested with bugs.
Is that like paranoia?
Exactly. It's a psychological
disorder, Miss Kessler,
where the patient can often
cause the symptoms themselves.
Can I ask, is there
any history of mental
illness in your family?
Yes, my father.
Well, there are
genetic traits.
Have you yourself ever had
any delusional episodes?
When I was younger.
But they went away.
[bell clanging]
[knock on door]
-Excuse me.
-Hi.
-Can I help you?
-Yes.
Sorry to just
walk in like this.
My name is Sophie Kessler.
My mom actually works for
Dean Owens.
Do you mind if I--
No, please.
How can I help you?
Well, my son, um...
has a really... bad rash...
and, um--
So, I guess, I was just
wondering if you could, maybe,
tell me a little bit about
genetic modification
or GMOs or whatever,
just 'cause I know that's
a big part of the research that
you do here, at this school.
-Sophie?
-Yeah.
-I'm Dean Richard Owens.
-Oh, hi.
Hi, your mom told me
you'd be stopping by today.
You want to step
into my office?
Oh! Yeah, yeah.
Right this way.
Thank you.
So, I looked it up online
and I found this thing that
said there was a theory
that it could be connected
to genetically modified food,
and, you know, like a lot
of the sufferers were people
who lived near GM fields
and I know we do, so...
Ah, the Internet,
a bastion of trusted science.
Right. [chuckles]
I know, I just--
Genetically modified seeds
are what help children,
not hurt them.
The research we're doing here
for Clonestra has made rice
so rich in vitamin A,
that it has saved thousands
of children in India
from going blind.
Wow.
I didn't know that.
Well, there's a lot
you don't know.
[leaves rustling]
-Excuse me, Sophie.
-[gasps]
My name is Peter. I work
in the lab and I overheard
some of your conversation...
and I think
I can help you.
So we should talk,
but not here.
Just... make sure
you aren't followed.
That's the whole basis
of bio-technology.
It's changing the DNA
to improve it,
to create plants that
are bigger, stronger,
insect-repellent.
Right, yeah.
Dean Owens was saying that
they're saving children all over
the world because of it.
Not yet, they're not.
I mean, they could,
don't get me wrong.
They're just not there yet.
You see, when you're inserting
the material from viruses into
an organism,
you're going to get
complications.
Complications, like...?
Okay, so in the '90s,
when GMOs were like,
flooding the market,
food-related
illnesses doubled.
Now is that a coincidence?
I don't think so.
Now, almost 90% of corn,
and more than 90%
of soy beans that are planted
in the United States
are genetically engineered.
So it's just
in everything.
Exactly.
And, you know,
when you change
the DNA of our food,
you open up the possibility
for all kinds of new allergies.
Is that what you think
my son has?
It's like an allergic
reaction or something?
Children's immune systems,
they're much more vulnerable
than ours.
I mean, you see...
none of these genetically
engineered crops have been
tested on humans.
Why not?
Because the corporations
are self-regulated.
They hold no
independent studies.
With all this
lobbying cash at hand,
Washington deregulated
all the crops,
so they don't have to do
tests longer than 90 days,
or release the raw data
of their studies.
They are the authority
on the science.
You get it?
It's remarkable what
you guys are doing.
Thank you.
I think we're close
to a real achievement here.
Well, almost.
We're a little ways off.
We're really happy
with your work.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
Jacob here tells me
you like cars.
I do.
Well, we wanted to give you
a little something as a token
of our appreciation.
Why don't you go and get
your car a little upgrade.
Okay, okay.
But what about, um,
scientists who don't work
for the corporations.
There are a few, but
don't have the money
or resources to be
taken seriously.
So their studies
are mostly discredited.
Okay, but those Clonestra
studies. I mean, could you
help me see those?
[scoffs] See them? No.
They're probably in a vault...
at Clonestra headquarters.
They do have an office
at the university.
And do they keep
files there, too?
Yes, for, you know,
the studies that they
finance through the school.
But I don't have access
to that, and even if I did,
I wouldn't go near it.
I don't, um...
How can there not be
any other independent
studies that matter?
We're the guinea pigs, Sophie.
And your son
is the independent study.
[keys clacking]
[rock and roll music
playing over speaker]
[knocking]
We're closed.
Doesn't say "closed."
That's 'cause I haven't
turned the sign yet.
Hi.
I'll turn it for you
if I can have a cup
of coffee.
I'll just keep looking
into it, you know?
See if I can find
any answers.
Hey, I'd do the same thing
if my kid was sick.
Hard raising a kid
on your own.
Yeah.
It must be for you, too.
Yeah.
This place have anything
stronger than coffee?
No. Charlie doesn't
believe in it.
Family restaurant
and all that.
[scoffs] When do you need
a drink more than when you're
with your family?
Yeah.
So, what do you say?
Let's go get a night cap
somewhere else. My treat.
Uh, no. I don't...
[sighs]
I don't think so.
Come on. How many hours
you been on your feet?
Oh, I've been on my feet
since I was born.
There you go. Then what are
you talking about? Let's go.
No, I'm just-- Yeah.
I'm actually
three years sober.
Oh.
Oh, um...
I'm sorry. I...
-Feel like an ass.
-No, it's okay.
There's no way
for you to know.
But that's great.
Yeah. No, it's good.
I mean, it wasn't good
for a while, and then...
[sighing] then it got
really bad...
and that's why my mom
kind of took over.
I mean, she had to.
Yeah, you're lucky
you have her.
More lucky Garrett has her.
He's pretty much the only
reason I'm alive, so...
Well, you gave him life.
The least he could do
is return the favor.
Hi, my name is Sophie Kessler.
I was just wondering if you
could tell me a little bit
about your minimum
basic coverage plan.
[man] This is the supplemental
health insurance department.
Can I put you on hold and then
transfer you to the individual
medical department?
Okay.
[woman] Ma'am, can I
please put you on hold?
Yeah, I'll hold.
Yeah, no. I was just--
Wanted to know about
just the premiums.
Okay, this is--
It's an emergency.
So, the circumstances
are actually--
[man] It's not a pre-existing
condition, correct?
Yeah, so I need to know--
Well, no, I missed...
the open enrollment...
-but I-- No, because--
-Okay. You need to apply
for a special enrollment--
Can you please not
actually transfer me?
-Please hold.
-Okay.
[Muzak playing on speakers]
[clears throat]
[gasping]
[man] Hello?
[Sophie] Hi, is this
Prairie Organic Farms?
[man] Is this what?
[Sophie] I'm looking for
Prairie Organic Farms.
[man] Prairie Organic Farms?
No, I don't--
I don't know about that.
What number
were you calling?
Hi.
I'm just looking to buy
some organic food.
Huh! What are you?
Some kind of decoy?
Excuse me?
You work for them.
Who?
Ah, don't play games
with me, lady.
The GMO cops keep
coming on my land.
I don't-- I'm sorry,
I don't know what
you're talking about.
[chuckles]
Oh, they're really good.
Hey, so what do you
want me to show you?
Would you like to see where
all the seeds are hidden?
I think there's been
some miscommunication.
See, I'm here because
I think my son might be sick...
because of GMOs.
I just feel like I need to feed
him something nutritious
while he's on
all these antibiotics.
Yeah. Doctors dole out
that crap like it's candy.
They don't even know
what it is he's got, but...
I mean, I just don't know
what else to give him.
Well, you figure,
it's the food he's eating.
It's one possibility.
I'm not sure.
Hell, I got my organic
certification 30 years ago.
Yeah. Now...
well, I may be organic,
but this is farm country.
Look here.
You know, I got 25-foot buffer
between this GMO farm and mine,
you know?
I'm surrounded by
conventional farms,
that are not only putting
pesticides in the plants
we're eating, but they're...
they're spraying chemicals
in the air we breathe.
What happens when it rains?
I mean, how toxic is that crap
that's coming down
in our atmosphere.
You get what I mean?
Yeah.
[country music playing on radio]
[chicken clucking]
-[frantic clucking]
-Shut it down.
-[powering off]
-Dammit.
[printer whirring]
[thunder booming]
Mom. Mom.
-I need you to look at my arm.
-What?
-What is it?
-It has...
Look at my arm. There's...
There was something
on my arm.
What did you do?
Did you scratch yourself?
[sobbing] No, there was...
There was something...
arm before.
It looked...
What happened?
What is it?
No, it's okay.
It's nothing.
It's nothing.
It's okay.
[shuddering]
It's nothing.
It's nothing.
[knock on door]
-You have a minute?
-Come in.
I got good news.
The FDA is close to pushing
through our approvals
on the ABN transgene.
You're kidding?
I'm straight as an arrow.
So they managed
to work out
all the kinks?
It's ready to go.
This is a major
breakthrough, Dan.
Hi!
Mom?
Garrett?
[water flowing]
Mom!
Guys, we're very grateful
for your work.
We truly are.
But the research
is no longer
yours to explore.
Uh, with all due respect,
we found the marker gene.
Yes, and with all
due respect, we own
the patent.
But we started the research
at the university.
-Serge--
-Exactly. Started.
You see, after we gave you
your grant, in case you didn't
read the fine print,
you signed over
your patent rights.
No, we didn't.
Did we?
Serge, we own 80%
of the bio-tech patents
in this country.
You willingly shared
the information from
your trials
and you were well
compensated for it.
-Uh, Jeff, it's been
a pleasure working with you--
-One second, look.
We engineered this virus
and it may have reconstituted.
It maybe active.
I highly doubt that.
But you don't understand,
we're talking about--
I'm sorry. I am.
Please, pack up all your
files by the end of the week.
Your work here is done.
Congratulations.
Your mother has
a minor concussion
and her blood sugar levels
are through the roof.
[sighs]
Yeah, she must've just
forgotten her insulin sh*t.
Is she gonna be okay?
We're gonna need to keep her
for at least a few days,
to monitor her progress.
Mom...
what happened?
I don't know.
She had ice cream.
Oh, come on.
I told you to stop
eating that crap.
Please don't mother me.
Well, you refuse to change.
Well, that's one of the perks
of being an adult.
I am who I am.
I am trying
to help you, Mom.
Just help Garrett.
I'll take care of myself.
[sighs]
[Hal] Ain't nothing I could do.
Where'd they come from?
I told you.
The seeds company.
How'd you figure?
I don't know.
I mean, they sell both
GMO and non-GMO seeds.
They must've
cross-contaminated them,
and they got mixed with my plot.
Look, it ain't my fault.
I didn't--
I didn't ask for this.
Look, I'm sorry
to have to tell you this.
But how the GMOs got
onto your land isn't
our concern,
it's the fact
that they're here.
This farm has been
in my family for five
generations.
Five generations.
Thrity years, I've worked
to make an organic farm
and the mistake of one seed
company has poisoned it all?
It doesn't make sense.
I'm sorry.
It's all I got.
I can barely
pay the lawyer
to fight these people,
it's all I got.
Sir... I'm just doing my job.
Now it's not that we don't
care about farmers,
but we have to preserve
our relationship
with our consumers.
[voice breaking]
It's all I got.
Let's see what we got.
[sighs]
No, that's not good.
That... shouldn't even be here.
Oh, these are...
These are definitely bad.
I want French fries.
Corn syrup, I remember that.
Let me get that. No.
I'm going to find you
something else.
I just need to, uh...
I want French fries.
You're not getting
French fries today, okay?
I'm going to find you
something else!
Just give me a minute.
Bill pile?
Yeah. Bill pile.
[sighs]
I'm sorry, Mommy.
Hey...
This is not
your fault, okay?
Okay.
None of this
is your fault.
-Okay.
-You hear me?
Yes.
I'm not disagreeing with you.
In fact, there have been
a number of class action
lawsuits against Clonestra,
but they have been
in regards to the nuclear
and the chemical plants.
And those cases,
have mostly been settled.
Okay, and why not
their food?
Well, with Clonestra's
production of agent orange,
for example,
if the people in the town
where the plant is based
have an overwhelming
propensity towards cancer,
it can be directly correlated
to the plant producing known
carcinogens.
Okay, and if my son
has a rare disease
that can be traced
back to GM food,
how is that
any different?
Because GM foods in this
country do not require
labeling.
So, from a legal standpoint,
it would be incredibly
difficult
for you to prove an illness
and trace it back
to the GM process.
And you can't prove
that the food your son
consumed was GM.
At this point, your case
is intriguing,
but it's all based
on conjecture.
You're going to need
hard evidence for it to stand
in a court of law.
[sighs deeply]
Come on, Tommy, be nice.
He's not contagious.
All right. I'll only be
a couple of hours, okay?
-Yeah, no problem.
-Thank you.
Can I ask what it is
that you're doing?
-I'm gonna nail 'em.
-Nail who?
Clonestra. I can get access
to the lab reports and prove
the food is toxic.
What are you
talking about?
Sophie!
Hey!
Come on, boys.
You said you know
where the records are,
the reports that can prove
the seeds are unsafe?
Yeah, but it's a little
more complicated than that.
I mean, you can't just
walk in and take 'em,
there's like...
-security, the keys--
-Like these?
Where did you get those?
My mom works for the dean.
Okay. Wow.
Please. I'm desperate, okay?
[stammering] I...
I need hard evidence
and this is... my only
hope right now.
You in or not?
[sighs]
Janitor's entrance.
It's over here.
Here. Here.
-sh*t, it's not here.
-Freeze.
Oh, God.
My mom has been secretary
to the dean for over 20 years.
She's sick,
which makes her crazy, so...
You know, she hasn't missed
a day since I was 16.
So you're saying
she sent you?
Well, she said that
if she had her files,
maybe she could do
work from home,
and so I offered
to get them.
She gave me her keys.
So why'd you
bring the guy?
Uh, he's a scientist
at the university.
I would've had no idea
where her files were.
So, I asked him
to come with me.
Sit tight.
So your story checks out.
Unfortunately,
your friend's doesn't.
I'm sorry?
Peter Landow is not
a scientist at the university.
What do you mean?
He's a janitor.
[stammers]
Mr. Hardy, your company
contracts over 5,000 broiler
farms across the country.
About how long does it take
your chickens to reach market
weight?
On average, 16 to 17 weeks.
Clonestra is developing
genetic technology
that causes rapid muscle
growth in broiler chickens.
Our chickens can reach
market weight in five weeks.
What is that?
Some kind of divine
intervention?
Genetic modification
is nothing new.
We have been cross-breeding
plants for millennia.
Where do you think we get
broccoli or cauliflower,
cabbage from?
It all comes from one species
of wild mustard
that humans crossbred through
traditional genetic mutation.
Our modern methods
are just more precise.
What exactly
are those methods?
All you need to understand
are three things:
efficiency, better production,
and more profit.
Here, take your time
to read this over.
You can sign it
whenever you're ready.
[Sophie] He was a scientist.
He had a psychological
breakdown in 2001.
-Like I said, there's a lot
of crazy people out there.
-Hold on. Look at this.
Peter Landow was in the midst
of breakthrough biotechnology
research,
but due to mental instability,
was removed from his post.
[scoffs]
Doesn't mean
he was wrong.
Definitely colors his research.
Hold on, I gotta show you
these articles I printed up
at school.
Hold on.
Look at this.
There are all these
other parents...
talking about their kids
having similar symptoms.
They don't know where
they're coming from either.
You know what?
I'm not the only one.
-And then--
-Sophie, please.
Just take a break, okay?
You've gotten yourself
into enough trouble.
Sorry.
[sighs]
My dad...
had a mental breakdown, so...
I just get kind of
worked up about
these things.
It's okay.
Did he get help?
No. He ended his life.
-Oh.
-When I was 16.
[sighs]
Sorry.
It was a long time ago.
-Sorry.
-Sorry, I didn't--
Sorry, no, no. It's, uh...
[sighs] I'm sorry.
I just haven't been
with anyone, you know, since...
I had Garrett, so...
No, it's okay. I understand.
I haven't been with anyone
for a while either, so...
[sighs deeply]
Where's his, uh...
His dad?
Don't know.
If you don't wanna talk--
If--
It's okay.
We were just really young,
you know, high school
sweethearts and...
he got recruited to be
a QB at Ohio and just...
He got caught up
in all that, so...
[tapping]
Where'd you get
this piece of paper?
Jacob, you know
this isn't bulletproof.
This university used to get
most of its scientific funding
from the USDA.
Now it gets it
from corporations,
so we adjust.
I have been doing research
for Clonestra on and off
for the last 15 years,
starting with the first variety
of corn in 2002,
and I found things
that were not within
their line of questioning.
What did you find?
That doesn't matter.
The kind of research that
you want to do, it's a hard
sell no matter where you are.
This is a different landscape.
[knocking on door]
What the f*ck is this?
Looks like a drawing.
Where did you get
this stationary?
Oh! I...
Who knows?
[stammering] I...
I don't know.
That could be from anywhere.
They own half this town.
Did you really drive
all the way over here
to ask me that?
Where's Garrett?
[sighing]
He's in the car.
Oh, my God.
What?
You work for them.
No.
-Sophie--
-You were following me
in that car. It's the same car.
I can explain.
Okay, just--
I thought I was
going crazy.
You're one of them.
You're one of those
GMO cops?
-Sophie--
-Peter knew where
those files were
and you warned them
I was coming.
You warned them
to move the files.
No! I didn't!
Listen, I didn't! Sophie--
I didn't. I was just trying--
I was just trying to do--
[car engine starting]
Please, come in.
Thank you.
So, Jeff tells me
you're having some problems
with your associate?
Serge.
Hi. I'd like to request
a restraining order.
Okay. Please have a seat.
Someone will be with you.
Okay, come on.
Sit down.
Ma'am?
Ma'am!
Go play with your cars.
What are we doing, Mommy?
Just going to stay inside
for a little while, okay?
Okay.
No more running around
talking to strangers, okay?
Okay.
Okay.
Just play with your cars.
All right.
I'm calling it a day.
Listen, can you clean up
that chicken coop before
you leave?
Clonestra wants us to have
everything all neat and tidy...
when we wrap things up.
Sure.
See you tomorrow, Hot Rod.
sh*t. sh*t. sh*t. sh*t!
[groans]
sh*t.
[beeps]
[sighs]
[elevator dings]
[door opening]
Jesus!
Hey, I was just
going to call you.
-You forgot your keys?
-Yeah.
I was sending
my report on your desk,
so I'm sitting there.
Before I was born, Bob,
you had to put up with him.
Hi.
Excuse me. Hi.
Is Hal here?
I'm sorry. He isn't.
Okay.
Well, can you tell him
that I stopped by?
Yeah, I can't do that.
My father had
a heart att*ck
two days ago.
[stammers]
Is he okay?
I'm afraid he's not. He, uh...
He didn't make it.
I'm so sorry.
So, you don't remember?
No, I'm sorry.
Are you sure?
She was here because
her son was sick, a bad rash,
-spoke to Richard
for a while.
-No, I'm sorry.
I just don't remember.
Thanks.
But you know I'm just
filling in for Kristin
while she's out sick.
I know she has
a daughter with a son.
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
[Serge] Hi, is this Kristin?
No, who's this?
Is this Kristin's daughter?
Who's asking?
My name is Serge Nigani.
I work at
the science department
at the university.
I'm sorry,
I can't talk to you.
But...
I have some information
that I think would be helpful--
I was b*rned by one of
you guys before and I got
into a lot of trouble for it,
so please, I can't
talk to you right now.
Okay, okay. Wait, I just--
Please, I cannot talk to you.
I am done with all that.
Do not ever call here again!
Who was that, Mommy?
It was--
It was nobody, baby.
Okay.
Go to your room.
Come on, I'm starving.
Who's going to Gino's?
Again? Dude, for an Irish guy,
you eat a lot of pizza.
What am I supposed to eat
f*cking potatoes all day?
Come on, I'm hungry.
Just got off the phone
with corporate.
What's going on?
What's up?
Nothin' big.
I only need one of you.
-Eddie. Come on.
-Nah, I'm good.
What you mean you're good?
Since when do you
turn down a handout?
Since now.
What you got something
better to do?
Come on. I need
the money, man.
I'll do it.
Damn right, you'll do it.
Some of us got
kids we gotta feed.
Later. Still stopping
at Gino's on the way though.
[sighs]
Whoo! Come on, baby!
[horn blaring]
I'm gonna get up
on him right here.
Hold on. Hold on to your tits!
Do it! Do it! Do it!
[laughing]
What's going on?
[horn honking]
Hey, we just want to pass!
-sh*t.
-Dude, go back. Go back.
-Oh, sh*t.
-Go back. Go back.
Oh, f*ck!
f*ck, no, this wasn't
supposed to happen.
Man, we were just supposed
to f*ck with him, man!
Back in the car, man.
Get back in the car.
We gotta get outta here.
You're not sleeping?
Well, how about I
tell you a story?
Once upon a time...
there was a little boy
who lived on a farm.
There were goats and...
chickens and cows--
You've told this story before.
Oh, well--
You tell the same
story every time.
This was the...
story that my daddy
used to tell me when
I couldn't sleep.
[sighing]
Try... Try saying
something different.
[TV playing]
[knocking on door]
Who is it?
[knocking continues]
Don't-- don't move.
Don't move!
[loudly] I said who's there?
It's your mother!
Open the damn door!
What happened?
You were supposed to pick me
up from the hospital.
The nurse said
she called you.
What time is it?
Doesn't matter.
I took a cab.
Been drinking?
Soph, sweetie...
when was the last time
you left the house?
I don't know.
Garrett, buddy.
You hungry?
No.
He won't eat.
His stomach hurts.
Here. Eat that.
I can't.
What's going on?
I don't feel right, Mom.
I feel like...
I've been having
delusions again.
Now I'm afraid that
what Garrett's having, too...
that's what Dad had.
Hey!
You're not your father.
How do you know?
[TV reporter] There has been
a development in the car crash
on Interstate 35 last night.
Police have identified
the victim as Serge Nigani,
a researcher
at the state university.
He was pronounced
dead upon impact.
-We will have more details--
-Wait.
What did they say
his name was?
Serge Nigani.
-Oh, my God.
-What?
He called me.
What are you talking about?
He called me. He called
and asked to speak to me
and I hung up on him.
Okay, relax.
Why was he calling you?
I don't know. He said--
He said he wanted to talk
to me about something important
and that he was
a scientist at the university.
But why would
he call you?
Maybe he had something
important to tell me--
Something about...
Garrett, I mean, like,
where's the phone?
Oh, Sophie, please.
No more conspiracy theories.
You don't think there's
some connection?
There's some reason
he called me?
-Sophie, I think--
-I'm so stupid.
I should've just talked to him.
-There has to be a reason.
Where is his number?
-Can you please stop?
Enough!
You're not well.
You're acting paranoid.
You said it yourself.
You're having delusions.
I've seen it all before.
I was married to it.
I think you should...
go back on your
medication...
for your sake
and for Garrett's.
[creaking]
[muffled shouting]
[screaming]
No!
-[exclaiming]
-Shh! It's okay.
It's okay.
Wake up. Wake up, honey.
Wake up.
-It's okay, Mommy.
-It's just a dream.
Just a bad dream.
I promise you.
Yeah.
That's it.
That's good.
Are you okay?
Yeah. Just a bad dream.
Where are you going?
I've to take care of something.
I'll be back.
I'm not sure that's
a good idea just yet.
[door closing]
His grandfather was
a farmer in India.
He would spend every
summer on that farm
as a kid.
But then one summer,
his grandfather started
using the GM seeds.
All the farmers did
in his village.
And what happened?
They were bankrupted.
Their crops d*ed...
and were destroyed
and they had nothing left.
They drank the pesticides
in protest.
Jesus! And...
those were
the Clonestra seeds?
When Surge was offered the job
to do research for them through
the university,
he was obviously
conflicted.
But he felt like, maybe
he could be the one
to improve the science.
In his grandfather's honor.
I just don't understand
how this could've happened.
He's never gotten into one
accident his whole life.
It's terrible.
I, um...
I didn't get
to talk to him
before he left.
I was working
an all-nighter
at the hospital.
Did he call
or say anything?
No. No note or anything.
But, um...
[sighs] But there was
one strange thing.
What?
In the garage...
he took the spare tire
out of his car.
You have any idea where
he was headed before
the accident?
No.
Where's his car now?
They took it to the scrap
metal yard after it was
destroyed in the crash.
Okay.
Oh, my God.
What is it?
What does it say?
My address.
Come on,
come on, come on.
[tires screeching]
[TV playing]
Hi, I'm looking
for a white Camaro.
Do you have an appointment?
No, but I have the key.
I'm sorry, but you have
to have an appointment.
Please. This is very,
very important.
I'm sorry. You'll just
have to come back.
Ma'am, please. Look at me.
I'm begging you. Please.
Everybody is going
to lunch now.
If you would just
please-- Hey!
You can't go back there!
Hey!
[inaudible]
[knocks]
-Yeah?
-So sorry. Thank you.
Yeah. You need something?
Can I just get in that car?
Yeah.
You got a hell
of an arm!
I watch a lot of football.
Ah! I gotta find
something here.
[sighs]
Where would the spare
tire be in this car?
Uh, usually they're
right over here.
Find what you're looking for?
Yes!
Good.
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
I just can't believe it.
I don't understand why
Richard would allow these
testings to be shelved.
Well, for one thing,
he's on Clonestra's
board of directors.
Mmm. That's why the wing.
That's why a lot of things.
Hey, kiddo...
I'm sorry I didn't
have more faith in you.
Thanks, Mom.
It's weird, you know.
My whole life,
I never really knew
what I wanted to be.
Like even in kindergarten,
everyone had all these...
crazy dreams to be
like the president
or a veterinarian and...
I just never did.
You like sports.
Yeah, but I could
never play them.
I was always just watching,
you know?
And now I just
feel like I've...
[sighs deeply]
I don't know, like I've been
just sitting in the bleachers
watching my whole life go by.
Why don't we give these
reports to the newspaper?
No.
Clonestra could--
Their PR could crush a story
this damaging.
I just...
No.
[knock on door]
Are you expecting someone?
No.
Put all the piles away.
Put 'em in the closet
or something.
Who is it?
It's Eddie.
Go away!
I need to talk to you.
I said go away!
I'm not interested.
Please, it's important.
Eddie, don't make me
call the police.
Just give me a minute.
You're a f*cking liar
and an accomplice.
He's sick.
Sophie...
my son, Tommy...
he's sick.
Do you believe me now?
So?
You were one of those assholes
who goes and bullies people
Clonestra doesn't like.
I was, yes.
They recruited me
from the police force.
It was better hours.
Better pay.
But I hated it.
I felt like I went from helping
people to hurting people.
[sighs]
And now what?
I'm quitting.
Well, I want to help.
I want to make this right.
How do you
want to do that?
Excuse me, sir, I'm here
for the press conference.
You just want to go
out those doors--
Oh, sh**t!
Oh, here, here,
let me help you with that.
Oh, look at that.
There's so much stuff.
Just like my wife,
carrying all that stuff.
I don't know what
she doing with it.
[Kristin]
Oh, thank you so much.
Oh, my goodness.
I have enough pens
here to write a book.
[angry shouting]
A few doors down.
-Eddie.
-Hey! Uh--
You're late, man.
Come on.
You are on farmer duty.
Room 1016. You gotta make
sure everybody's got their...
credentials in order.
Who is this?
Um-- She's with--
I'm supposed to meet
my husband here.
He's a poultry farmer.
Security told me room 1016.
I want my daddy.
-All right. Eddie.
-Yeah.
Show 'em up
to the room.
Test. Test.
Hello, ladies and gentlemen.
In just a few moments,
we're going to get started.
Thank you for your patience.
Where's Dan?
He's just finishing up
with the poultry guys
upstairs.
New York Times has
to take off in 30 minutes.
This has to happen now.
This is just
the beginning, Mr. Hardy.
I hope so, Mr. Conway.
I really appreciate you
bringing so many of your
contracted farmers here today.
It helps to put a face
on announcements like these.
I'm proud to have so many
farmers with me because this
is really about the farmers.
Well, they're really
excited to meet you, sir.
-Where are they?
-They're in the conference
room, Mr. Conway.
I'm afraid we'll have to make
the meet and greet quick though.
We're running behind.
Let's get to it.
Hey.
[whispers]
Mr. Conway, the farmers
are actually in room 1026.
It's my mistake.
This way.
After you.
[panting]
Here we are.
Dan!
You gotta come down right now.
We gotta start this
press conference or we're going
to lose our top reporters.
I need to meet with
the farmers first and we'll
all come down together.
I want them on stage with me.
I'll greet the farmers
and I'll bring them down
immediately.
You'll have enough people
to greet downstairs.
I'll get 'em on stage
with you, I promise.
Just go.
See you shortly.
I'll be right with you.
Who are you?
You're not Mr. Conway.
No, I'm not.
Now I asked you
a question.
Security!
Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Security!
-Hey, just hold on.
-Security.
Get out of my way!
Hey! Security! Security! Hey!
Mr. Conway.
Mr. Conway!
I know what it's like
to feel helpless as a parent.
I was hoping that
I could speak with you...
about our children.
Well, I'm sorry to hear that,
ma'am, but I have a press
conference I need to attend.
-Go.
-Sir.
Where did you get this?
That doesn't matter.
What matters is what
you can do about it.
-Security! Grab her--
-Hold it.
What the hell is going on here?
Just give me a second.
-I've never been shown
these documents.
-Let me see.
I understand the corn
was long before your time.
But the chicken?
And that's some pretty
scary stuff. Do you really
feel that that's ready
to be sold
in supermarkets?
Well...
Look, I think modern industrial
farming helps farmers.
No!
With all due respect, modern
industrial farming helps you.
You are bleeding
farmers dry.
These studies were flawed.
They were early on
in our process. They used
rats prone to tumors.
They shelved the studies.
You know the first study
linking smoking to cancer
was published in 1950,
but it took almost 50 years
for the tobacco companies
to connect...
cigarettes to cancer,
to admit that
it was k*lling us.
Remind me, when was
the first GM crop
introduced on the market?
So by that model, we won't have
labels on GM food until, what,
I'm not willing to wait
that long, are you?
Dan, we have to get
out there now.
This is utter nonsense.
Allergy rates have increased
by almost 50% since GMOs were
introduced onto the market.
Conjecture does not prove
causality I'm afraid.
Yeah, I know, I'm not--
I'm not saying that.
I'm just saying, why not...
label the food then,
so that at least...
we have the freedom to know
what it is we're eating.
-I mean, what is there to hide?
-Nothing.
We completely support
voluntary labeling.
If that's what they want to do.
We just don't believe
in a federal mandate.
Then why are you suing states
who are trying to pass labeling
laws?
Look, Mr. Conway...
please...
I believe you are
a reasonable man.
It's time to start connecting
the dots. Money and...
politics and all that
other stuff aside.
What matters is our children,
and their children,
and their children's children
in the years to come.
It's okay.
Why wasn't I shown
these lab results?
As I said, they were
inconclusive and flawed.
-These were minor--
-Why wasn't I shown
these results?
Dan... this is classic
activist rhetoric.
She's hysterical.
She's a hysterical woman
with a sick son.
She has no arguments
that we haven't heard before.
Those tests were
disregarded for a reason...
as are the speculations
about the chicken.
That's all they are,
speculation.
It's not science.
The press is waiting.
In the meantime,
I'm going to make sure
this is all taken care of.
The first transgenic chicken
is headed to a supermarket
near you.
What sounds like
science fiction may just be
the way of the future.
Clonestra CEO
Dan Conway
has resigned
after only one year heading
the world's leading bio-tech
giant.
[reporter] Do you have
a comment for the GM chicken?
Well, there's certainly
a lot to consider.
I've many questions.
I'm sorry, that's all
I can say for now.
Excuse me.
A surprising admission
that could set the world
of agri-business ablaze.
Could a viral video
be to blame?
[Sophie]
And that report right there,
written by one of
your top scientists
proves that the food--
The showdown between
Miss Kessler and former
Clonestra CEO,
Dan Conway was all caught
on a camera phone,
by none other than her mother,
which already has 10 million
hits on YouTube.
The subsequent admission
from Clonestra
has reignited the debate
in Washington,
putting the spotlight
on the next congressional vote,
over whether to label
genetically modified food,
which could set a new legal
precedent come November.
[crowd cheering]
[music playing]
[whooping]
♪ Welcome to my world ♪
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For the first time,
the government is considering
whether to allow
the sale of food
from a genetically
altered animal.
The FDA taking it up today.
A company has tinkered with
the genetic material of salmon,
so the fish can grow faster
and reach groceries sooner.
Are eaters ready?
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Let me ask you about
genetically modified food.
'Cause you hear
so much about it,
and I think people don't
quite understand what it means.
So if you genetically
engineer a new food,
and you change the molecular
structure of that food,
you can introduce a new protein
and sometimes a protein can be
a new allergen.
They're in 80% of the food
we eat, but some say genetically
modified organisms
pose serious health risks.
Some of the outrage was sparked
by these shocking photos
showing massive tumors
that developed on these rats
after they ate genetically
modified corn over their
lifetimes.
[reporter]
Today Azevedo's big worry
is keeping alfalfa hay,
the best feed
for producing milk
from being contaminated
by nearby genetically
modified or GMO crops.
If the alfalfa seed
gets contaminated,
we're out of business.
[reporter] The contamination
happens when these seeds
drift from one farmer's
land onto another.
It's a dispute that has already
resulted in huge court battles
between conventional farmers
and bio-tech companies.
In the last 10 years,
farmers have sued for over
a billion dollars in losses.
Most of these crops
are engineered to withstand
glyphosate and so,
what we're finding now
is glyphosate is now
in our water supply.
We're seeing it show up
in breast milk of nursing
mothers.
And so I think, from
an environmental standpoint,
there is a real risk
involved here.
What you need to know is,
the FDA has actually never
made a conclusion,
except for the Flavr Savr
tomato, about the safety
of any of these crops.
All they do is they say
that the companies say
that they're safe.
We're one of the few
developed countries
or perhaps the only
developed country
that does not require safety
testing before these crops
are on the market,
and so if you want to know
whether they're safe,
you have to do
the proper studies.
We haven't done that,
so it's like our population
is a guinea pig.
Here's what I'll do
as President,
I'll immediately implement
country of origin labeling
because Americans should know
where their food comes from.
We'll let folks know
whether their food has
been genetically modified
because Americans should
know what they're buying.
We'll let folks know
whether their food has
been genetically modified
because Americans should
know what they're buying.
Consumed (2015)
Moderator: Maskath3