Storyline

Documentarians uncover unsafe conditions and disturbingly high plutonium levels that may explain the mysterious health problems experienced by employees of and local residents near the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Facility in Colorado. Locals share harrowing stories of cancer, birth defects and damage to crops and livestock. They struggle to be heard in the face of a pro-industry group that sees any criticism of the plant -- which has injected the economy with much-needed jobs -- as un-American.

Plot Keywords

farmer, mother, documentarian, factory worker, activist, veteran, disturbing, engaging, powerful, factory, farm, housing project, denver, family home, nuclear weapons testing, cancer, pacifism, radiation, patriotism, economy, discovery, quest, underdog, 1940s

Short Review

Through rigorous investigative filmmaking and sly shifts in tone, this 1982 Emmy-winner is another great addition to '80s atomic cinema.

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