Homo Toxicus (English)

A global experiment is underway, and we are its guinea pigs.

Every day, tons of toxic substances are released into the environment without our understanding of their long-term effects on living beings. In a unique investigation, conducted with rigor and humor from her own blood analyses, the director explores the links between these toxic substances and the rise in certain health issues such as cancers, fertility problems, and hyperactivity. The findings are disturbing…

A film by Carole Poliquin

Best Documentary: Festival Images et santé, Belgium 2010

Best Documentary: Big Muddy Film Festival, Illinois, USA 2009

Opening Film of the Science en bobines Festival, Paris 2008

Opening Film of the Nature and Environment Festival, Grenoble, Nov. 2014

Nominated for the Gémeaux Award for Best Research