Building Bombs (1989)
3.3 of 5 from 45 ratings
2h 41min
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- Synopsis:
Offering rare archival footage and a deceptively upbeat atmosphere, this Oscar nominated film delves into the lives of a community gripped by the ultimate weapon of mass destruction - the hydrogen bomb. Pastoral Aiken, South Carolina is home to the Savannah River Plant, the epicenter of America's top-secret atomic bomb-making apparatus. Within this nuclear company town, directors Mark Mori and Susan J. Robinson unlock a treasure trove of feelings for the bomb - ambivalence, resignation, anger, fear, and celebration - while blowing open a cover-up of massive radioactive waste dumping carried out under the shroud of national security. Profiling a diverse cast of outspoken community members, from a physicist-turned-peace-activist, a politician who speechifies on the good jobs created by the plant, and a worker whose body courses with radioactive particles, Building Bombs artfully grapples with the profound realities of a world filled with nukes by listening closely to those who must live day-to-day in the shadow of the H-bomb. - Directors:
- Mark Mori, Susan Robinson
- Narrated By:
- Jane Alexander
- Writers:
- Mark Mori, Bill Suchy
- Others:
- Mark Mori, Susan Robinson
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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