In this film, the filmmaker attempts to explain the effects of pesticide use to the people, environment and eventually the food consumed around the world.
The film starts off in Greenland, where news reports explain how pesticides stay stored in the fat of animals which are the main source of consumption and nutrition for the Inuit people. It also points out that the fat may remain stored in the fat of humans for generations, thereby affecting new-born children.
The filmmaker travels through three other countries which have been affected by pesticide use. In Uganda, the use of DDT is sanctioned by the government, and the refusal to use the chemical results in imprisonment. In India, separate campaigns and protests in both Bhopal and on the banks of the Periyar River have resulted in torture and abuse by the factories that dump toxic waste into the environment illegally. In Costa Rica, Banana farmers have increasingly employed the use of pesticides to ensure the maximum production of their crop, inevitably resulting in the extinction of many species of fish, as well as a large portion of the Reef disappearing.
In summation, many of the companies responsible for the pollution and contamination of food resources do so with no regard for US Health Standards, which ironically, are not maintained by US companies around the world. Pesticide use affects generations of people, and entire Eco-systems, which is by far, the most alarming by-product.
Cinematography: Viraj Singh & Jan van den Berg
By Rohan