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Mururoa 1973

Mururoa 1973

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 8, 1973

Runtime

0h 27m

Genres

Documentary, War

Original Title

Mururoa 1973

Director

Alister Barry

Description

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.