Countdown to Zero
6.3/10
1hr 31mins
Country:US
2010
Documentary
Spoken Languages: English
Overview:
Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.
Budget
$271,323.00
Production companies
Lawrence Bender Productions, Participant, World Security Institute, Nuclear Disarmament Documentary
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1hr 31mins
Rating
6.3/10
Release Date
2010-01-25