Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

March. 13,2015      
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A powerful documentary that sheds some light on what really happened at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 2011 earthquake and the tsunami that immediately followed. A powerful documentary - shot from March 11th, 2011 through March 2015 - that sheds some light on what really happened at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 2011 earthquake and the tsunami that followed.

Willem Dafoe as  Narrator

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Reviews

Claysaba
2015/03/13

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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Console
2015/03/14

best movie i've ever seen.

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Bereamic
2015/03/15

Awesome Movie

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Nayan Gough
2015/03/16

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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Andrea Antolini
2015/03/17

An important document, an extraordinary testimony of a disaster that shocked the whole world. The Matteo Gagliardi's documentary hits, it hits hard consciences, affects souls of who confront himself with this story. A story that you knew only what the media have filtered many times, at the expense of a uncomfortable truth, a truth that gradually, with the passing of the beautiful images of the film, it becomes increasingly clear, always harder to swallow. And the awareness of powerlessness in the face of the common man economic interests and power, is a bitter pill, so bitter by upset, to cause concern for themselves and, above all, for the future our children and the planet itself. But Gagliardi's story also has the the merit for to dignify the documentary as a tool story thanks to an extraordinary direction and an extraordinary editing!

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Marco Torcoletti
2015/03/18

This is not just the story of the Fukushima disaster. The film "A Nuclear Story (2011)", directed by Matteo Gagliardi, is also and above all a spur to reflect on the disturbing scenario that accompanies the great danger that is the nuclear industry, which assumes a darker connotation as the flow of the narrative goes on and the viewer's degree of awareness increases.While following his investigations and partaking in his fears and distress, the viewer ends up identifying with the main character, the Sky journalist Pio d'Emilia. The detachment marked by Massimo Dapporto's narration is only apparent. On the contrary, it constantly brings attention to the drama in place, preventing reason from governing the tension the viewer is palpably experiencing. Shots of people alternate with official images and testimonies , while sequences drawn in "manga" style by Nicola Ronci and Ilaria Gelli give rhythm to the narrative, which sometimes annihilates, offering flashes of dreamlike destruction. The animation highlights the desolation that haunts the site of the disaster and the quiet desperation of the animals that have been abandoned there to die. They tell the story of a narrowly avoided apocalypse, but at the same time offer an insight into what could have happened. The Fukushima case, narrated in A nuclear story, not only impresses because it has lead to questioning the foundation of an entire nation, but most of all because of the moral that lies behind the whole affair, which sounds like a terrible warning: it was only an error that saved, at great cost, one of the most advanced societies in the world. And with it, for now, the whole planet.

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Gabriele Buffa
2015/03/19

I found perfect the way the authors told us this Nuclear Story. Respectful of the victims and at the same time not afraid to inform us. Is like We could walk through the Nuclear Abyss , protected by a miraculous aura against the Invisible Enemy. The whole movie help us to understand what happened and to think about the consequences of this Nuclear disaster. Again, I think it was not easy to tell such a sad Story with respect of the Japanese People, but the result is perfect. And the soundtrack is also amazing. I was waiting long time to watch it, I am really glad I finally did. I would highly recommend the vision worldwide .

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Pier Giorgio Girasole
2015/03/20

The 11th of March of 2011 will be remembered in the World for the earthquake and subsequent tsunami of East Japan. However, the high and strong waves, which crashed with their fury over the coast of the north- Eastern region of Tohoku reached the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant too. This leaded to damages of the reactors located there from which were expelled radioactive gases. An invisible enemy. Since you can't see it as well as stop it to spread. Two unpredictable catastrophes caused by nature. And one, sadly, predictable but caused by people. Those who build, since 1966, over 50 nuclear reactors and 18 nuclear power plants over the most "shaking" corner of the world. And the only country who witnessed an double atomic bombing. Since that fatal day hundreds of pages were written, debates opened, and sadly, wide sensationalism too aroused. This great and breathtaking movie will lead us to the acknowledgment of what happened, happens and could have been happened in the reactors hit by the tsunami in the Fukushima prefecture. Those unexplored for months and still hidden to the media. All the inquiry, then, is enriched by scientifically precise descriptions of the work made by the reactors, and realized through computer graphic as well as some scenes developed in unique and amazing Japanese style animation. All makes this movie fast, with an high impact to the audience and also, maybe the most important feature to underline, usable by young people. If a movie about something like nuclear power risks, is seen by a teenager he or she will realize the threats it covers and would try to know more and, in the future, refuse it. However, if the audience will watch the typical documentary with only one narration voice and difficult passages in it, the people who will like it will be those who will understand it. And if it is hard to understand and too much slow, young people will avoid it for sure. However, a movie like Matteo Gagliardi's "A nuclear story", with his strong rhythm helped by a perfect soundtrack ( created by Fabrizio Campanelli), that gives echoes to the strong, fast videos, like the different voices of the characters who appear in it, the scientific graphic explanations and the animations, will make understand young people too the problems to which Fukushima is related. The story, so, develops around the personal inquiry of the Italian news correspondent Pio d'Emilia. His role is also that of the main character and, then, the most of narration follows his figure and is given by his figure speaking. However, as reported above, other characters appear on the screen and are subbed or dubbed thus creating a choir made by many opinions, as reality itself is indeed, about this catastrophe. A catastrophe that movie like this hopefully will help to be not forget and thus avoided and sentenced in the future. Since, after Fukushima, to quote the movie, nobody, as well everybody, was guilty. Like war.

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