Countdown to Zero
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Countdown to Zero |
| Original title | Countdown to Zero |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lucy Walker |
| production | Lawrence Bender |
| music | Peter Golub |
| camera |
Robert Chappell Gary Clarke Bryan Donnell Nick Higgins |
| cut |
Brad Fuller Brian Johnson |
| occupation | |
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and many others | |
Countdown to Zero is an American documentary directed by Lucy Walker , whichexploresthe changing threat posed by nuclear weapons since the end of the Cold War . He advocates the worldwide abolition of nuclear weapons.
content
Countdown to Zero consists of interviews with leading scientists and security experts as well as former and current top politicians. In addition to depicting the current situation, the film goes into how close a nuclear war was prevented in the past and how easily it could have broken out. He uses scenarios to show the audience the possible effects of nuclear weapons.
In the end credits, viewers are shown on the websites of organizations and initiatives such as B. Global Zero alerted, which promote petitions and donations.
Idea and Production
The idea for the film arose after Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Prize in the wake of the film An Inconvenient Truth, also produced by Lawrence Bender . The producers asked themselves what other issues besides global warming needed global attention for an intensified diplomatic effort to solve the underlying problems. The possibility of addressing hunger and poverty in the world has been dropped in favor of the danger of nuclear war.
Publication and criticism
In addition to the Sundance Film Festival , the film was also released in Cannes in May 2010 . From July 23, 2010, the film was initially shown in selected cinemas in the USA.
A review published in the Frankfurter Rundschau attests to the film that it is no less convincing than An Inconvenient Truth . The film clearly sees the great danger in the uncontrolled spread of nuclear weapons to states and other actors who have not yet been in their possession (" proliferation "), especially since the superpowers that dominated the Cold War had already reduced their arsenals as part of disarmament . With her portrayal of the situation, the director achieved a shock effect that was intensified by precise explanations of the effects that a dirty bomb would have in a big city like New York . Overall, "(the film) shakes the viewer with power out of the mistaken belief that there has been no danger of a nuclear catastrophe since the end of the Cold War."
See also
- Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT, English NPT )
- Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)
- Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Web links
- Countdown to Zero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Campaign page for the film
- Countdown to Zero in the Sundance Film Festival program
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c " Uranium smuggling in cat litter ", article by Sebastian Moll in the Frankfurter Rundschau from July 31/1 . August 2010, p. 35
- ↑ Video interview with the producers on NPT-TV.net (English) ( Memento of the original from November 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ New version of the line-up
