The Idealist - Greenland Secret Files

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Movie
German title The Idealist - Greenland Secret Files
Original title Idealists
Country of production Denmark
original language Danish
Publishing year 2015
length 114 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Christina Rosendahl
script Lars Andersen ,
Simon Pasternak ,
Christina Rosendahl ,
Brigitte Stærmose
production Signe Leick Jensen
music Jonas Struck
camera Laust Trier-Mørk
cut Olivier Bugge Coutté
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Molly Malene Stensgaard
occupation

The Idealist - Secret Files Greenland (Original title: Idealisten ) is a Danish thriller by Christina Rosendahl from 2015 . The film is based on the true story of the crash of a B-52 near Thule Air Base and the related research by Danish journalist Poul Brink .

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In 1968 a B-52 bomber crashed near Thule Air Base after a fire broke out on board . There are four hydrogen bombs on board, of which three of the warheads can be recovered. During the clean-up and recovery work, many of the workers are contaminated by the leaked plutonium , but this is denied and hushed up by the authorities.

When the Danish journalist Poul Brink took up the events in 1988 and interviewed doctors and workers involved, he noticed the high number of sick people. After extensive investigation, the authorities may be forced to look into the case and thoroughly investigate all workers involved. Poul wants to use the medical findings to take legal action against the authorities and force appropriate compensation for the workers. He also requests documents and snow samples taken at the scene of the accident in order to examine them for their plutonium content. However, these demands pose a problem for the authorities, who try by all means to keep the samples and documents secret.

After some stays in the USA and investigations at the National Archives , Washington , Poul is increasingly pressured to stop his research. Due to the constant resistance of the authorities, Poul gets stuck with his investigation until he receives a tip from the State Department that speaks of a secret agreement between the USA and Denmark. When Poul finally questions the foreign minister in front of the camera about the alleged agreement, the latter can no longer deny the facts and confirms its existence.

Subsequently, Poul is allowed to view the document and reproduce its key messages in his own words during a live broadcast . This reads out the entire document in the broadcast, which is why he is reported for violating the archive law. The investigation is closed a year later.

In 1995, Poul succeeds in forcing compensation of $ 8,500 for every sick worker, which he is not satisfied with.

In 2002 he died of a heart attack at the age of 49.

Reviews

"[...] The story of a David's fight against Goliath, peppered with original sounds, should run open doors for politically interested viewers."

- kino.de

“The Idealist - Secret Files Greenland is exciting political cinema that is terrifyingly based on completely true facts. Maybe filmed a bit brittle, but that doesn't make it any less interesting. "

- BLU-RAY-REZENSION.NET

“[…] A film that informs you about a historical aspect that is at least little known to me and that is both exciting and demanding. What more could you want? I can only recommend the strip. "

- HOLLYWOODFILMS.DE

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for The Idealist - Greenland Secret Files . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2015 (PDF; test number: 153 980 V).
  2. ↑ Idealists. IMDb, accessed on May 5, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b The Idealist - Secret Files Greenland Blu-ray Review, Critique, Review. blu-ray-rezension.net, accessed May 5, 2017 .
  4. ↑ The Idealist - Greenland Secret Files. In: kino.de. Retrieved September 17, 2017 .
  5. ↑ The Idealist - Secret Files Greenland - Hollywoodfilms.de . In: Hollywoodfilms.de . February 18, 2016 ( hollywoodfilmsde.com [accessed May 5, 2017]).