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The Botany of Desire

A plant's-eye view of the world

6.6 average rating
6.6
English / 116 MIN. / 2009

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Frances McDormandMichael Pollan

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