The Chocolate Farmer
The Chocolate Farmer

Movie·2011·1h 10m

The Chocolate Farmer

All the knowledge that they teach us, we cannot eat it.

Country

Canada

Language

English

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The Story

For ancient Mayans, cocoa was as good as gold. For subsistence farmer Eladio Pop, his cocoa crops are the only riches he has to support his wife and 15 children. As he wields his machete with ease, slicing a path to his cocoa trees, the small jungle plot he cultivates in southern Belize remains pristine and wild. His dreams for his children to inherit the land and the traditions of their Mayan ancestors present a familiar challenge. The kids feel their father's philosophies don't fit into a global economy, so they're charting their own course. Rohan Fernando's direction tenderly displays a generational shift, causalities of progress in modern times and a man valiantly protecting an endangered culture. Breathtaking vistas of lush rainforests contrast with the urban dystopia that pulled Pop’s children away from him. Will one child return to carry on a waning way of life

Producer

Annette Clarke, Ravida Din

Music

Asif Illyas

Editor

Hannele Halm

Themes

chocolatemaya civilizationindigenousagriculturefarmingbelizeindigenous communityindigenous peoplescacao

Production House

ONF | NFB

Audience Score

70%

1 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Crew

Rohan Fernando

Rohan Fernando

Director, Writer

Annette Clarke

Producer

Hannele Halm

Hannele Halm

Editor

Ravida Din

Executive Producer

Asif Illyas

Original Music Composer

Kent Martin

Kent Martin

Executive Producer

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