75% of Mali's population are farmers, but rich, land-hungry nations like China and Saudi Arabia are leasing Mali's land in order to turn large areas into agribusiness farms. Many Malian peasants do not welcome these efforts, seeing them as yet another manifestation of imperialism. As Mali experiences a military coup, the developers are scared off - but can Mali's farmers combat food shortages and escape poverty on their own terms?
| Original title | Land Rush |
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| Danish title | Kampen om jorden |
| Other titles | Why Poverty? - Land Rush, Hvorfor fattigdom? - Kampen om jorden |
| Director | Oscar Lewat, Hugo Berkeley |
| Director of Photography | Crystel Fournier |
| Editor | Lizi Gelber |
| Production country | United Kingdom, United States |
| Domestic distribution | Danske Filminstitut, DR TV |
| Technical info | color, Sound |
| TV release | 25.11.2012, DR, Alle 8 film vises 25. nov. - 2. dec. 2012 |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Executive Producer | Steps International |
| Co-production | YLE TV1, SVT, NRK Norsk Rikskringskasting, BBC, The Open University |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut |
| Domestic distribution | Danske Filminstitut, DR TV |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Oscar Lewat |
| Direction | Hugo Berkeley |
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Production |
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| Executive producer and production manager | Eli Cane |
| Executive producer | Hugo Berkeley |
| Associate producer | Andrey Diarra |
| Creative producer | Tom Roberts |
| Producer's assistant | Makan Diakité |
| Producer's assistant | Andrew Cesana |
| Producer's assistant | Darren Arnaud |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Crystel Fournier |
| First assistant camera | Hugo Berkeley |
| First assistant camera | Abdélah Coulibaly |
| First assistant camera | Elia Lyssy |
| First assistant camera | Jojo Pennebaker |
| First assistant camera | Philippe Radoux |
| First assistant camera | David Agrawal |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Lizi Gelber |
| B-editor | Veronique Bruque |
| B-editor | Hugo Berkeley |
| Assistant editor | Stephanie Meth |
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Sound |
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| Sound recordist | Adama Diarra |
| Sound recordist | Eli Cane |
| Sound recordist | Laurent Malan |
| Sound technician | Johnny Crew |
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