The Atom: A Love Affair

October. 31,2019      
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

With a wealth of fantastic archive footage and a series of revealing interviews with those who had first-hand experience, filmmaker Vicki Lesley tells the turbulent story of the West’s love-hate relationship with a nuclear power over the past seventy years. Capturing both the tantalising promise and the repeated disappointments of this singular technology, the film reveals how the post-war, romantic fantasy of an Atom-powered future developed into the stormy, on-off relationship still playing out today. A tale of scientific passion and political intrigue all wrapped up in the packaging of a sentimental screen melodrama.

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Reviews

Steineded
2019/10/31

How sad is this?

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Acensbart
2019/11/01

Excellent but underrated film

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Glucedee
2019/11/02

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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Billy Ollie
2019/11/03

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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