title: The Idiot Cycle
text: # The Idiot Cycle
  
  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.
  
  ### Appearances
  
  * RIDM (Montreal)
  * IDFA (Amsterdam)
  * OXDOX (Oxford)
  * International Health Film Festival (Greece)
  