Perhaps, it is the most unusual premiere in the history of cinema: a simultaneous multi-display of the film on World Environment Day was billed by producers as “the greatest green event ever.” And the venues were unusual too: instead of cinemas, “Home” was shown outdoors to spectators in 87 of the world’s largest cities. And absolutely free of charge.

Parks and river banks seem to be the best places to watch a film about the beauty of our planet and about preserving this beauty. But this major environmental project also targeted theatres, TV, DVD and the Internet.

For an hour-and-a-half, the camera soars through the air showing shrill, beautiful views from different corners of the Earth along with choking mega-cities. It is a film about the life history of the Earth and how we are constantly destroying it from day to day.

What our planet will be like in some 20-30 years is absolutely unknown. If humanity doesn’t stop its destructive influence on nature, we will soon find ourselves in a different alien world, inadequate for life. This message is translated into dozens of world languages telling us that, “It’s too late to be a pessimist.”

In all of this film, strangely enough, everything is beautiful – even the polluting factories, airfields and oil platforms shot from above. However no prescription about what to do is given here – the authors of the film are sure that spectators will understand everything from it. “I explain what is happening, I don’t offer solutions…But we all have solutions within ourselves,” Yann Arthus-Bertrand says.

However, the advice of the famous French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is still well-timed: “When you’ve finished your own toiletries in the morning, then it is time to attend to the toiletries of your planet. Just so, with the greatest care.”