Milked

This was a stunning documentary with applications that extend far beyond just a New Zealand context.

This film was engaging, informative, and eye-opening. The arguments were well-backed up and the film did a fantastic job at not blaming the farmers - instead, they place blame on the big corporations - Fonterra - cough* cough* - that are directly responsible for milking the New Zealand environment and being part of deplorable animal rights violations.

I highly, highly recommend!

Highly relevant film that highlights the severe environmental issues in Aotearoa.

Speaks with many stakeholders including farmers about environmental and animal welfare issues.

Examines the structure of capitalist profit based agriculture and the challenges this creates for society within Aotearoa and globally.

Focus on education of these issues and I highly recommend to all.

You will be a better person for watching this film. It's not often that people go to all of this trouble for the greater good. In this case, the film has been made for the greater good of animals (including humans) and the planet. It offers a wake up call and an honest and well researched account of the wider impact of that tasty bit of cheese. At the same time, it is entertaining and beautifully narrated. Some of the stuff you can't 'unsee' - but you must see it to fully understand the impact the milk industry has on our health, the environment and cows.

This film shows you the truth about the Dairy industry once exposed they are willing to threaten your life. It also reveals the false benefits of Dairy.

This film is well created taking into a count every side of the story from farmers to local to even the head of the industry. This that people are willing to lie and manipulate the truth to us just to keep their income and financial plan intact.

Agriculture really leads to water pollution, Our planet is what we must look after.

Simply amazing. If I could, I'd give it 11 stars out of 10.

I saw the trailers and teasers for this movie and I thought it looked pretty good. But when I saw the actual film I was blown away. It completely exceeded even my most optimistic expectations.

It is bold and it is courageous. The NZ dairy industry is huge and powerful. Some people might even imagine it to be untouchable.

But Aotearoa's largest exporter comes with some major inherent problems, and this movie isn't afraid to dive right in and ask the hard questions. It pulls very few, if any, punches.

Although the movie's primary focus is the NZ dairy industry, in a broader more general sense it also leans into some much wider, and very serious environmental issues.

It also investigates our food system in general and touches on some pressing concerns regarding human health and well-being which relate to the food we consume.

Finally, it also explores some important issues related to veganism, plant-based diets, and animal rights.

It asks the question, that with the rise of so many plant based alternatives coming on-stream now, are the animal industries becoming obsolete? And if so, what does that mean for our farmers?

As a Kiwi myself, this is the movie I have been wishing someone would make for years. That is to say, a film which explores all of these issues from an New Zealand-centred perspective, yet one which is also relevant to the rest of the world.

Someone has finally made it, and it is simply brilliant.

It is very well shot, and includes some quite outstanding camera work. Many of the sequences must have been very hard to get, but they got them.

The editing is excellent, and the animations and graphics are wonderful additions to the film. They make some of the more complex concepts and facts far more accessible and easy to understand.

The music and soundtrack are excellent, and most of the people they interview are of a high calibre, sharing personal perspectives which are compelling yet relatable.

It is definitely not an 'anti-farmer' movie. The film makes it clear that the farmers are just a part of a much bigger and very problematic system. We are shown that in some ways the farmers themselves are victims of the whole gigantic mess that is modern animal agriculture.

I highly recommend this movie. I would love every Kiwi to see it. I think it has relevance to many other countries too. Especially those nations for which farming is a major part of their economy.

This documentary has the potential to help generate and/or amplify some very critical and urgent conversations. Yet it does all that in an accessible yet powerful way.

Did I mention that if I could, I'd give it 11 stars out of 10? Because I absolutely would!