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Synopsis
Based on events from a 1998 lawsuit, PERCY follows small-town farmer Percy Schmeiser, who challenges a major conglomerate when the company’s genetically modified (GMO) canola is discovered in the 70-year-old farmer’s crops. As he speaks out against the company’s business practices, he realizes he is representing thousands of other disenfranchised farmers around the world fighting the same battle. Suddenly, he becomes an unsuspecting folk hero in a desperate war to protect farmers’ rights and the world’s food supply against what they see as corporate greed.
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Movie Details
| New Zealand Releases: | June 10th, 2021 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | April 27th, 2021 by Saban Films |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for some thematic elements. (Rating bulletin 2671 (cert #53068), 3/10/2021) |
| Running Time: | 120 minutes |
| Keywords: | Set in Canada, 1990s, Life on a Farm, Corporations vs. Mom and Pop Store, Historical Drama, Agitprop, Artisans vs. Automation |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Scythia Films, Mongrel Media, May Street Productions, Inferno, CBC Films, Crave Films, Telefilm Canada, Productivity Media, Stellar Citizens, Mansa Productions, Vigilante Productions, Grasshopper Films, Constance Marks Productions, Manitoba Film & Music, Ontario Creates |
| Production Countries: | Canada |
| Languages: | English |