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3 Billion and Counting (2010)
Expose proving DDT is safe and malaria is preventable right now
A no compromises, no holds barred look at the agenda behind the banning of DDT. The movie depicts one doctor's search for the truth about DDT, perhaps the most hated and loved chemical on the planet. For 40 days he travels around the globe, looking for answers. What he finds isn't pretty. The claims made about DDT including that it is a cancer causing agent, that it is responsible for egg shell thinning and the reduction in eagle populations are all rebutted with hard, scientific evidence. The agenda behind the ban is openly revealed - politics and power. It would have been improved had many of the organisations and individuals who supported the banning of DDT, been willing to be interviewed - unfortunately they did not take up the offer. I wonder why not?
In conclusion, this is a movie that you will want to see again. There are moments of humour, moments of tragedy, moments of unspeakable suffering, and moments of uplift. Most of all, there are moments of insight. See it for yourself and reach your own conclusions about DDT.