Half Life: A Parable for the Nuclear Age

Half Life: A Parable for the Nuclear Age is a 1985 Australian documentary film directed by Dennis O'Rourke, concerning the American Castle Bravo nuclear testing at the Marshall Islands in 1954.

Half Life: A Parable for the Nuclear Age
Directed byDennis O'Rourke
Written byDennis O'Rourke
Produced byDennis O'Rourke
CinematographyDennis O'Rourke
Edited byTim Litchfield
Music byBob Brozman
Production
companies
O'Rourke and Associates Filmmakers Pty. Ltd.
Distributed byKino International
Release date
  • 20 February 1985 (1985-02-20)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguagesEnglish
Marshallese

The film features interviews with residents of the nearby Rongelap and Utirik Atolls who were affected by nuclear fallout from the tests. Unlike in previous nuclear tests and despite the considerably more powerful nuclear explosion involved, these residents were not relocated to a safer location. Declassified American military footage is included in the production.[1]

Awards

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In 1986 the film won the Peace Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Half Life". Documentary Australia Foundation. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2010.

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