The Idiot Cycle

2009 French film
  • September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25) (Canada)
Running time
96 minutesCountryFranceLanguagesFrench
English

The Idiot Cycle is a 2009 French-Canadian documentary which alleges that six major chemical companies are responsible for decades of cancer causing chemicals and pollution, and also develop cancer treatments and drugs. It also argues these companies own the most patents on genetically modified crops that have never been tested for long term health impacts like cancer.

Production

The film was shot in Canada (Sarnia, Ottawa, Toronto, ON and Saskatoon, SK), the United States (Memphis, TN, Midland, MI, and Washington DC), The Netherlands (Amsterdam), France (Agen, Paris), Italy (Bologna), Germany (Weilheim, Frankfurt, Bad Neihum, Burladingen, Tübingen), Belgium (Brussels), England (London, Hemel Hempstead), and Northern Ireland (Coleraine).

Film festivals

Awards

  • "Green Report" Award - Romanian Film Festival Document.Art.[1]

Appearances

  • RIDM (Montreal)
  • IDFA (Amsterdam)
  • OXDOX (Oxford)
  • International Health Film Festival (Greece)

References

  1. ^ "Movie review".

External links

  • Website archive
  • Interview about The Idiot Cycle
  • The Idiot Cycle at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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