The Patent Wars

October. 04,2014      
Rating:
7.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Did you know that you can patent colours, numbers, plants and animals – and that 20% of your genes are patented and owned by private corporations? In a creative investigation, filmmaker Hannah Leonie Prinzler uncovers who profits from intellectual property, and who bears the economic and social consequences.

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Reviews

Sexyloutak
2014/10/04

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Calum Hutton
2014/10/05

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

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Derrick Gibbons
2014/10/06

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Juana
2014/10/07

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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