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Downwind

Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living do...

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Douglas Brian Miller, Mark Shapiro

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Backlot Docs,Cinco Dedos Peliculas

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8 wins & 2 nominations

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And-- and the way - Downwind

And-- and the way

[eerie music plays] - Downwind

[eerie music plays]

The radiation
is in the water, - Downwind

The radiation is in the water,

The estimates
are between 200 foot per year - Downwind

The estimates are between 200 foot per year

If that's the case,
then it's already off site, - Downwind

If that's the case, then it's already off site,

Kawich Valley, Kawich Peak,
Kawich Mountain. - Downwind

Kawich Valley, Kawich Peak, Kawich Mountain.

And this is the headwaters - Downwind

And this is the headwaters

Goes down through Beatty, - Downwind

Goes down through Beatty,

And then it makes a turn
down into Death Valley... - Downwind

And then it makes a turn down into Death Valley...

So, we have the radiation - Downwind

So, we have the radiation

The potential for Yucca Mountain - Downwind

The potential for Yucca Mountain

But that water's
the most important thing - Downwind

But that water's the most important thing

[light music plays] - Downwind

[light music plays]

♪ [Shoshone lyrics] ♪ - Downwind

♪ [Shoshone lyrics] ♪

I feel
that it is disgustingly shameful - Downwind

I feel that it is disgustingly shameful

The security there shoot - Downwind

The security there shoot

The-- the anthropologists,
these researchers, - Downwind

The-- the anthropologists, these researchers,

They're not trying
to protect my interests, - Downwind

They're not trying to protect my interests,

They're, um, indicators
of environmental quality. - Downwind

They're, um, indicators of environmental quality.

These are very,
uh, special animals, - Downwind

These are very, uh, special animals,

We're trying to protect
this water - Downwind

We're trying to protect this water

And honestly, that's all of us. - Downwind

And honestly, that's all of us.

How are they going to
protect themselves - Downwind

How are they going to protect themselves

You have to have pure water - Downwind

You have to have pure water

[Claudia] Growing up in,
um, Cedar City was fabulous. - Downwind

[Claudia] Growing up in, um, Cedar City was fabulous.

My mother was an RN, - Downwind

My mother was an RN,

I do remember coming with,
uh, Geiger counters. - Downwind

I do remember coming with, uh, Geiger counters.

I remember lighting one up,
one time, - Downwind

I remember lighting one up, one time,

I was excited, I thought
it was pretty exciting - Downwind

I was excited, I thought it was pretty exciting

And the guy told me - Downwind

And the guy told me

[solemn music plays] - Downwind

[solemn music plays]

And I later learned - Downwind

And I later learned

But they were passing them out - Downwind

But they were passing them out

[Geiger counter clicking] - Downwind

[Geiger counter clicking]

Since the beginning of time, - Downwind

Since the beginning of time,

But this remarkable element
would go on radiating - Downwind

But this remarkable element would go on radiating

This was against
all laws of science - Downwind

This was against all laws of science

How could this tiny mass
contain so much energy? - Downwind

How could this tiny mass contain so much energy?

[show narrator]
Radiation from any source - Downwind

[show narrator] Radiation from any source

Its effects: cancers,
genetic mutations. - Downwind

Its effects: cancers, genetic mutations.

[ominous orchestral music plays] - Downwind

[ominous orchestral music plays]

[Mary Dickson]
People are still getting sick. - Downwind

[Mary Dickson] People are still getting sick.

It's not like
you just have cancer, - Downwind

It's not like you just have cancer,

You-- no, you're dealing with it
the rest of your life, - Downwind

You-- no, you're dealing with it the rest of your life,

It's-- it--
it's a huge emotional problem, - Downwind

It's-- it-- it's a huge emotional problem,

Every ache, every pain,
you think, - Downwind

Every ache, every pain, you think,

It's so, so hard
to live with that. - Downwind

It's so, so hard to live with that.

And it's-- you know,
the more work I did on this, - Downwind

And it's-- you know, the more work I did on this,

I was, um,
on my way to work one day, - Downwind

I was, um, on my way to work one day,

And the woman
is telling me that-- - Downwind

And the woman is telling me that--

I have wondered,
all these years, - Downwind

I have wondered, all these years,

I mean, there are even people
in my own state - Downwind

I mean, there are even people in my own state

I don't think
it ever was in history books. - Downwind

I don't think it ever was in history books.

And-- and there have been
newspaper articles, but... - Downwind

And-- and there have been newspaper articles, but...

Unless you're taught it.
And it's not taught. - Downwind

Unless you're taught it. And it's not taught.

It's just simply not part
of our recorded history. - Downwind

It's just simply not part of our recorded history.

You know, my sister
and I were only 13 months apart, - Downwind

You know, my sister and I were only 13 months apart,

It's like, "Preston,
Michelle, Anne, just help me. - Downwind

It's like, "Preston, Michelle, Anne, just help me.

Help me get through this - Downwind

Help me get through this

"Okay, I need help.
I've gotta have help doing this. - Downwind

"Okay, I need help. I've gotta have help doing thi...

[solemn piano music plays] - Downwind

[solemn piano music plays]

[announcer] If you were driving
from Los Angeles - Downwind

[announcer] If you were driving from Los Angeles

As this thriving community
went about its business, - Downwind

As this thriving community went about its business,

[news anchor]
Ladies and gentlemen, - Downwind

[news anchor] Ladies and gentlemen,

Word has just been received - Downwind

Word has just been received

It is suggested
that everyone remain indoors - Downwind

It is suggested that everyone remain indoors

[ominous music plays] - Downwind

[ominous music plays]

I went to college
and met my husband in college. - Downwind

I went to college and met my husband in college.

When our youngest daughter
was three... - Downwind

When our youngest daughter was three...

Even all these years later, - Downwind

Even all these years later,

She was diagnosed
with neuroblastoma. - Downwind

She was diagnosed with neuroblastoma.

I took her to, like,
four or five doctors here, - Downwind

I took her to, like, four or five doctors here,

And it was Stage V.
Bone and bone marrow. - Downwind

And it was Stage V. Bone and bone marrow.

A hematologist came in and said, - Downwind

A hematologist came in and said,

We can--
we can do that, we'll--" - Downwind

We can-- we can do that, we'll--"

Her-- 'cause I asked
if it could be fallout-related, - Downwind

Her-- 'cause I asked if it could be fallout-related,

I know it is." - Downwind

She came through that, - Downwind

She came through that,

The second day and said,
"She's too tired to walk home." - Downwind

The second day and said, "She's too tired to walk ...

I said, "I'll come get her." - Downwind

I said, "I'll come get her."

I had taken my sister, - Downwind

I had taken my sister,

I said, "You're not fine.
Something is wrong." - Downwind

I said, "You're not fine. Something is wrong."...

The day Bethany was diagnosed
with the... - Downwind

The day Bethany was diagnosed with the...

Leukemia,
I drove home with Bethany, - Downwind

Leukemia, I drove home with Bethany,

I can't let her go
without somebody." - Downwind

I can't let her go without somebody."

We took my sister off
life support - Downwind

We took my sister off life support

We were there for a month,
and Bethany died a month later. - Downwind

We were there for a month, and Bethany died a month later.

[solemn orchestral music plays] - Downwind

[solemn orchestral music plays]

[narrator] On October 1st, 1997, - Downwind

[narrator] On October 1st, 1997,

[Geiger counter clicking] - Downwind

[Geiger counter clicking]

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Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living do...

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Director: Douglas Brian Miller, Mark Shapiro

Writer: Warren Etheredge, Mark Shapiro

Production: Backlot Docs,Cinco Dedos Peliculas

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Jan 2023

Awards: 8 wins & 2 nominations

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