The Grab

The Grab
dir. Gabriela Cowperthwaite/USA/2022/105 min.

”The Grab” tells the story of a seven-year research project by Nate Halverson of The Center for Investigative Reporting, beginning with the 2014 sale of Smithfield Foods to a Chinese company for $4.7 billion, the largest deal of its kind. Why did the founder of Blackwater shift his focus to facilitating land acquisitions in Africa? Why was Russia recruiting American cowboys to take agricultural jobs in a part of the country that was, until recently, too cold to sustain farmland? 

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  • projection time:
    105 min.
  • country/year:
    USA /2022
  • director:
    Gabriela Cowperthwaite
  • original language of the film:
    English
  • pictures:
    Jonathan Ingalls
  • editor:
    Davis Coombe
  • production:
    Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Amanda Pike, Nikole Rocklin, Nathan Halverson / Impact Partners, Center for Investigative Reporting Studios
  • festivals and awards:
    2022 – Toronto IFF, 2022 – San Diego FF: The Best Documentary Film

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