From the UFC Octagon in Las Vegas and the anthropology lab at Dartmouth, to a strongman gym in Berlin and the bushlands of Zimbabwe, the world is introduced to elite athletes, special ops soldiers, visionary scientists, cultural icons, and everyday heroes—each on a mission to create a seismic shift in the way we eat and live.
Direction
Psihoyos knows how to make infographics feel like action sequences.
Editing
Rapid-fire montages that shame your chicken breast lunch.
Production
Global athlete access — from UFC fighters to strongman champions.
Director
Louie Psihoyos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film sparked a wave of 'plant-based bro' culture and directly influenced numerous professional athletes to experiment with vegan diets, though many later quietly reverted.
The much-cited 'gladiators were vegetarian' claim comes from a single archaeological study of 22 individuals — the film's selective science cuts both ways.
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