Building Bombs

Building Bombs

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 9, 1989

Runtime

0h 54m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

Building Bombs

Director

Susan Robinson

Description

This Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles everyday life in Aiken, S.C. -- ground zero for America's hydrogen bomb-making facility, the Savannah River Plant. Through interviews with residents, politicians, activists and factory workers, the incisive film looks at the consequences of living in the shadow of nuclear weapons and the illegal dumping of radioactive waste. Actress Jane Alexander narrates.