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Setting the Bar: A Craft Chocolate Origin Story

2018・United States・86 minutes

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In the early 16th century, when Columbus discovered that the Aztec kings of Mexico mixed cocoa beans with water and spices to make a drink, the charm of chocolate immediately swept Europe and even the world. It also changed from a luxurious delicacy among nobles to an easily accessible dessert for civilians. This film follows handmade chocolate craftsmen who go deep into the upper reaches of the Amazon rainforest to search for wild varieties of ancient cocoa beans. They are committed to establishing a symbiotic and co-prosperous cooperation model with the production areas, protecting biodiversity, and making chocolate not just a cheap delicacy, but a world-class competition. An intellectual feast that combines stories, heritage, and local conditions.

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2019
宜蘭國際綠色影展

2019
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蒂姆・謝波德