The 103-minute production, by the prominent journalist Chai Jing, highlights the health risks posed by the thick smog shrouding China’s most productive cities. The film begins with the story of Chai’s own newborn daughter being diagnosed with a benign tumor.
这部103分钟长的影片由著名记者柴静制作，突出强调了严重的雾霾对中国生产率最高城市所在成的健康威胁。影片以柴静一出生就被诊断出良性肿瘤的女儿开头。尽管柴静从未将女儿的肿瘤与空气污染直接联系起来，但《穹顶之下》仍传达的引人注目的信息。