Documentary ·War · 1973 · 27m

Mururoa 1973

Mururoa 1973 poster
Director
Alister Barry
Cast
Alister Barry as Self
Crew
Alister Barry — Director of Photography Alister Barry — Editor Alister Barry — Producer
Tagline

"In ten years we will have the means to kill 80 million Russians"

Synopsis

In 1973 Alister Barry joined the crew of a protest boat (The Fri) to Mururoa Atoll, where the French Government were testing nuclear weapons. Barry records the assembly of the crew, the long journey from Northland, and their reception in the test zone; when The Fri was boarded and impounded by French military he had to hide his camera in a barrel of oranges.

Mood & Themes
1970snew zealandpacificenvironmentnuclear weaponsfrench governmentpacific oceannuclear testingmilitary historypacific studieswarhistory
Key Collaborators
Alister Barry Director Alister Barry Director of Photography Alister Barry Editor Alister Barry Producer
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