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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, um,
the perfect example - Downwind

And, um, the perfect example

And it's this--
this long volcanic rock ridge - Downwind

And it's this-- this long volcanic rock ridge

And this was where
the Department of Energy - Downwind

And this was where the Department of Energy

The highest, deadliest
nuclear waste in the world - Downwind

The highest, deadliest nuclear waste in the world

And the spent fuel rods - Downwind

And the spent fuel rods

And it turns out,
Yucca Mountain's - Downwind

And it turns out, Yucca Mountain's

That-- that nuclear remnants - Downwind

That-- that nuclear remnants

Had gone from the top
of Yucca Mountain - Downwind

Had gone from the top of Yucca Mountain

Fallout was so widespread - Downwind

Fallout was so widespread

And that's how we know
how far it traveled, - Downwind

And that's how we know how far it traveled,

[narrator] So what does
the American government do - Downwind

[narrator] So what does the American government do

[Kevin Kamps]
RECA is short - Downwind

[Kevin Kamps] RECA is short

Unfortunately,
its scope is way too limited, - Downwind

Unfortunately, its scope is way too limited,

It's other diseases,
it's genetic damage, - Downwind

It's other diseases, it's genetic damage,

The amount of money
being offered - Downwind

The amount of money being offered

I mean, $50,000 doesn't buy much
in the way of chemotherapy, - Downwind

I mean, $50,000 doesn't buy much in the way of chemothe...

But the United States government
almost never admits guilt, - Downwind

But the United States government almost never admits guilt,

I mean,
it took many decades, - Downwind

I mean, it took many decades,

And like I said,
there was a lot of people - Downwind

And like I said, there was a lot of people

I'm shocked that
the government admitted to it, - Downwind

I'm shocked that the government admitted to it,

There is no amount of money - Downwind

There is no amount of money

Someone in--
that suffers from this, - Downwind

Someone in-- that suffers from this,

$50,000 is-- is-- - Downwind

$50,000 is-- is--

Some people
are always askin' me, - Downwind

Some people are always askin' me,

It's never gone far enough, - Downwind

It's never gone far enough,

And that's why
I think people still think - Downwind

And that's why I think people still think

[Mark Sennet] I think it's
something that's so important - Downwind

[Mark Sennet] I think it's something that's so imp...

That doesn't even cover the-- - Downwind

That doesn't even cover the--

So, the certain types of cancer
that are radiation-related, - Downwind

So, the certain types of cancer that are radiation-related,

It-- it is a debate
that goes on today, - Downwind

It-- it is a debate that goes on today,

None of those
54 neighbors can-- - Downwind

None of those 54 neighbors can--

It doesn't stop it from going
into other counties and states. - Downwind

It doesn't stop it from going into other counties and s...

We have a few politicians now,
in the state of Utah, - Downwind

We have a few politicians now, in the state of Utah,

Testing nuclear bombs - Downwind

Testing nuclear bombs

I can't think of anything
that disqualifies a person more - Downwind

I can't think of anything that disqualifies a person mo...

Knowing what that has done
to public health - Downwind

Knowing what that has done to public health

And I don't think
there's any idea - Downwind

And I don't think there's any idea

[Kevin] Downwinders are people
who live downwind, - Downwind

[Kevin] Downwinders are people who live downwind,

The United States government
literally said, - Downwind

The United States government literally said,

"A low-use segment
of the population,” - Downwind

"A low-use segment of the population,”

We've got some business
to conduct, - Downwind

We've got some business to conduct,

Not just a low-use segment
of the population, - Downwind

Not just a low-use segment of the population,

They were being
experimented upon - Downwind

They were being experimented upon

[narrator] The Radiation
Exposure Compensation Act - Downwind

[narrator] The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

[Brian] When people
are exposed to radiation, - Downwind

[Brian] When people are exposed to radiation,

And genetic damage
is what we call the break in-- - Downwind

And genetic damage is what we call the break in--

When that happens,
there, uh, - Downwind

When that happens, there, uh,

What is easiest
for the public to understand, - Downwind

What is easiest for the public to understand,

The functioning,
and proper functioning of genes, - Downwind

The functioning, and proper functioning of genes,

It's critical
to the function of the heart, - Downwind

It's critical to the function of the heart,

So, if you're exposed
to anything - Downwind

So, if you're exposed to anything

Not to mention
the psychological burden - Downwind

Not to mention the psychological burden

And I remember, uh,
the weekend - Downwind

And I remember, uh, the weekend

-[explosion booming]
-[wind whooshing] - Downwind

-[explosion booming] -[wind whooshing]

How many tests
do you have to do, - Downwind

How many tests do you have to do,

Um, and-- and to me,
I always said, - Downwind

Um, and-- and to me, I always said,

[narrator] The Atomic Energy
Commission's report added, - Downwind

[narrator] The Atomic Energy Commission's report added,

In this atomic age,
we are living - Downwind

In this atomic age, we are living

It is important
that we try to understand it, - Downwind

It is important that we try to understand it,

It is also important that
we respect its powers, - Downwind

It is also important that we respect its powers,

[Brian]
The United States government, - Downwind

[Brian] The United States government,

And that film
that they produced, - Downwind

And that film that they produced,

Now a lot of people might say, - Downwind

Now a lot of people might say,

The scientist who works-- - Downwind

The scientist who works--

Twelve years later,
for the United States government - Downwind

Twelve years later, for the United States government

But we want you to go inside - Downwind

But we want you to go inside

It is not constituted
an appreciable danger - Downwind

It is not constituted an appreciable danger

It was absurd at the time.
It was dishonest at the time. - Downwind

It was absurd at the time. It was dishonest at the time.

In retrospect,
we can certainly identify it - Downwind

In retrospect, we can certainly identify it

[film reel narrator]
We must be ready - Downwind

[film reel narrator] We must be ready

First, you have to know
what happens - Downwind

First, you have to know what happens

They would come to my elementary
school, with-- with films. - Downwind

They would come to my elementary school, with-- with films.

To show me
how to protect myself - Downwind

To show me how to protect myself

[audience laughter] - Downwind

[audience laughter]

[audience laughter] - Downwind

[audience laughter]

[laughter, applause] - Downwind

[laughter, applause]

[audience laughter] - Downwind

[audience laughter]

[cheers, applause] - Downwind

[cheers, applause]

Yeah, I've always found it
fascinating, - Downwind

Yeah, I've always found it fascinating,

I mean,
there's a really solid idea, - Downwind

I mean, there's a really solid idea,

And then you let that--
you-- you know, - Downwind

And then you let that-- you-- you know,

They're lookin' right at it,
it is staring 'em in the face, - Downwind

They're lookin' right at it, it is staring 'e...

They're lookin' right at
the nucle-- - Downwind

They're lookin' right at the nucle--

We're still kinda, you know,
and then-- - Downwind

We're still kinda, you know, and then--

That's the person
you want to get rid of, - Downwind

That's the person you want to get rid of,

But then, people say,
"Well, you know, - Downwind

But then, people say, "Well, you know,

I guess to remind me,
I can die at any minute! - Downwind

I guess to remind me, I can die at any minute!

[audience laughter] - Downwind

[audience laughter]

[audience laughter] - Downwind

[audience laughter]

[audience laughter] - Downwind

[audience laughter]

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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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