This is probably the first time since "The Silent World" by Jacques Yves Cousteau (Palme d’Or, 1956 Cannes Festival) that French cinema has taken an interest in the topic of the environment. If the preservation of the marine world was an invaluable cause, that of feeding our children is even more urgent. After his sensory travels of the French landscape for his “Four Seasons” series, Jean-Paul Jaud has now aimed his camera at an environmental tragedy: the poisoning of our countryside by chemical agriculture and the damages it has caused to public health, especially that of our children. “That should not be” recounts the courageous initiative of one municipality, that of Barjac in the Gard, which has instigated organic produce for all school meals, financing the extra cost from the municipality budget. Aware of the health risks which threaten a young population exposed to the 76,000 tonnes of pesticides used each year in France, one mayor decided to take the bull by the horns by setting an unprecedented political example, alerting public opinion and elected authorities to the scandalous abuses of an economic system which places its profits and interests above those of the population’s health. Those interviewed in the film - children, parents, teachers,health care workers, journalists, farmers, elected officials, scientists and researchers - share their feelings, analyses, fears, anger, and the fruits of their labour with the camera. They recount their experiences, denounce the abuses, list the problems, but also suggest possible solutions, requiring simply that those in charge of decision-making take their responsibilities in hand. The result is an informative and moving testament surrounding this urgent situation. How many illnesses, tumours, disabilities and human tragedies are occurring without anyone taking effective action? The film starts at UNESCO at a symposium of leading medical experts who have all signed the “Appel de Paris” petition. The goal: Not to simply record the devastation, but to find immediate ways to act, so that tomorrow our children won’t accuse us of abandoning them. This is a film dedicated to the painful truth.