Countdown to Zero

Countdown to Zero (2010)

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Radar 32Slightly unusualUS:PG1h 31mDocumentary

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

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.

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Radar score32/100
Quality signal64/100
Audience rating6.3
Votes counted36
Trust signalSlightly unusual

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