Atomic Reaction

Canada’s significant role in the Manhattan Project and the fallout seventy-five years later.

2024•1h 29m•

★9.0(1 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

An investigation of Canada's clandestine involvement in the Manhattan Project, from Gilbert LaBine's 1930 discovery of a rare radium deposit in the Northwest Territories to today's ongoing 2.6 billion dollar nuclear waste clean-up project in Port Hope, Ontario. Expert interviews, first hand testimonies, and generational accounts present a nuanced and thought-provoking examination of how these hidden histories have impacted the Indigenous Dene people of the Northwest Territories, Port Hope residents, and other communities worldwide.

Director

Michèle Hozer

Writers

David Hatch

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Full Crew

Keywords

nuclear weaponsatom bomb

Did You Know?

The film's tagline is: "Canada’s significant role in the Manhattan Project and the fallout seventy-five years later."

The runtime is 89 minutes (1h 29m).

The film was directed by Michèle Hozer.

Atomic Reaction

Canada’s significant role in the Manhattan Project and the fallout seventy-five years later.

2024•1h 29m•

★9.0(1 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

Director

Michèle Hozer

Writers

David Hatch

Watchlist

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Michèle Hozer

Writing

Writer: David Hatch

Production

Producer: Bernie Finkelstein
Producer: David Hatch

Keywords

nuclear weaponsatom bomb

Did You Know?

The film's tagline is: "Canada’s significant role in the Manhattan Project and the fallout seventy-five years later."

The runtime is 89 minutes (1h 29m).

The film was directed by Michèle Hozer.

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Original Title:

Atomic Reaction

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Canada

Production Companies:

WhistleStop Productions

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Atomic Reaction

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Atomic Reaction

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Writers

Full Crew

Direction

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Production

Keywords

Did You Know?

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