The Botany of Desire

Year: 2009

Runtime: 116 mins

Language: English

Director: Michael Schwarz

Documentary

Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best‑selling book, the documentary offers a plant’s‑eye view of the world, tracing how humans and flora intersect. Narrated by Frances McDormand, it examines familiar species—the apple, tulip, marijuana and potato—and shows how each evolved to satisfy our cravings for sweetness, beauty and intoxication.

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