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Mururoa 1973

Mururoa 1973

1973•27m•G•Documentary•War

"In ten years we will have the means to kill 80 million Russians"

In 1973 Alister Barry joined the crew of a protest boat (The Fri) to Mururoa Atoll, where the French Government were testing nuclear weapons. Barry records the assembly of the crew, the long journey from Northland, and their reception in the test zone; when The Fri was boarded and impounded by French military he had to hide his camera in a barrel of oranges.

Alister Barry · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime27m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 8, 1973

Actors

Alister Barry

Self

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