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Born for Korn streaming

2019 Movie Germany Documentary 78 min
By: Elmar Szücs, Rainer Heesch, Niclas R. Middleton, Elmar Szücs, Niclas Reed Middleton With: Jörn Sierck, Gunda Sierck, Malte Sierck, Hauke Sierck, Friedrich Sierck

A fifth-generation family-run farm in northern Schleswig-Holstein is taking new paths: Independent farmers with independent ideas! With each generational change, the number of family-run farms in Germany is halved. Many are swallowed up by large industrialized operations, which now manage almost two-thirds of the cultivated land. The loss of a centuries-old tradition is looming. The picturesque and secluded farm of the Sierck family in Fuhlreit is one of these small operations. Father Jörn is a farmer and dairy farmer in the fifth generation. His wife Gunda takes care of the on-farm dairy and the successful direct sales. They consciously consider how the farm must be structured in the future to provide for the families who will manage it in the sixth generation. In this film portrait, the family not only deals with questions about the future, but also shows a clear stance on animal welfare (which is their top priority), organic certifications (which means no medication for calves that would then die, so no), marketing strategies (independent and at fixed milk prices. After all, a farmer is also an entrepreneur), and much more. It is an intense examination of their own actions and their own values that makes up BORN FOR KORN. “Born for Korn” showcases a positive example of traditional agriculture, an antithesis to industrialized agribusiness.

Mood

Hopeful
Inspiring
Joyful
Proud
Reflective
Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Niclas Reed Middleton
Elmar Szücs
Elmar Szücs, Rainer Heesch, Niclas R. Middleton
Gunda Sierck
Jörn Sierck
Friedrich Sierck
Malte Sierck
Hauke Sierck
Arne Sierck
Directors
Family Members
Farmers
Niclas R. Middleton
Rainer Heesch

Cinematic Technique

Close-Ups
Documentary
Interviews
Landscape Shots
Realistic

Film Movements

Observational Cinema

Narrative Structure

Observational
Portrait

Pace

Deliberate
Rhythmic
Slow-Paced

Style

Documentary
Poetic

Time-Period

Contemporary

Central Conflict

Preserving Tradition
Sustainable Future

Characters

Family Farmers
Independent Farmers

Ending

Future-Oriented
Hopeful

Historical Context

Industrialization
Modern Agriculture

Key Plot Points

Animal Welfare
Generational Change
Market Independence

Plot

Animal Welfare
Family Farm
Family Legacy
Intergenerational
Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Farming

Setting

Family Farm
Farming Landscape
Rural Germany
Rural Schleswig-Holstein

Shooting Location

Rural Germany

Theme

Animal Welfare
Family Values
Sustainability
Sustainable Farming
Tradition Vs. Modernity

Genre

Biographical
Documentary
Social Issues
Social Realism

Audiences

Adults
Agriculture Enthusiasts
Environmentalists
Environmentally Conscious
Families
Family

Titles

Born For Korn

Production Countries

Germany

Release Year

2019
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