King Corn (2007)

Plot

King Corn takes viewers on an eye-opening adventure through America's food landscape, revealing how a single agricultural product, corn, has infiltrated every aspect of our diet. Two college friends, driven by curiosity and a bit of innocence, return to Greene, Iowa, their ancestral roots, to uncover the secrets behind corn's dominance. Partnering with local farmers and utilizing a mix of fertilizers, government subsidies, and genetically modified seeds, they cultivate an acre of corn. Their journey uncovers both the absurdities and unsettling truths lurking within the modern food industry, blending humor with serious insights in this compelling documentary.