The Botany of Desire

The Botany of Desire

A plant's-eye view of the world

2009 en 116 minutes

Rating: 6.4

Plot

Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world — seen from the plants' point of view. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the program shows how four familiar species — the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato — evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication.

Trailer

Cast

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Narrator (voice)

Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan

Self

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