▁levels ▁and ▁zero ▁waste , ▁but ▁also ▁demonstr ates ▁how ▁this ▁is ▁already ▁being ▁achieved ▁successfully ▁in ▁many ▁communities ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Camera ▁d ' Or . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Plot ▁With ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁Jer emy ▁Ir ons , ▁the ▁document ary ▁looks ▁at ▁the ▁ris ks ▁to ▁the ▁food ▁chain ▁and ▁the ▁environment ▁through ▁poll ution ▁of ▁our ▁air , ▁land ▁and ▁sea ▁by ▁waste . ▁The ▁film ▁reve als ▁surprising ▁truth s ▁about ▁very ▁immediate ▁and ▁pot ent ▁d angers ▁to ▁human ▁health . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁global ▁conversation ▁between ▁the ▁film ▁star ▁Jer emy ▁Ir ons ▁and ▁scient ists , ▁polit icians ▁and ▁ordinary ▁individuals ▁whose ▁health ▁and ▁liv elihood s ▁have ▁been ▁fund ament ally ▁affected ▁by ▁waste ▁poll ution . ▁It ▁shows ▁how ▁the ▁ris ks ▁to ▁our ▁surv ival ▁can ▁easily ▁be ▁a vert ed ▁through ▁sust ain able ▁approaches ▁that ▁provide ▁far ▁more ▁employ ment ▁than ▁the ▁current ▁waste ▁industry . ▁Many ▁sites ▁were ▁visited ▁and ▁fil med , ▁around ▁ 1 1 ▁cities , ▁including : ▁ ▁Sid on ▁in ▁Leb anon ; ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁met re ▁mountain ▁of ▁household ▁rub b ish ▁in ▁the ▁city