The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island
In this politically charged documentary, survivors of the 1985 attack on the Greenpeace ship the &NFi;Rainbow Warrior&NFi_; recount the vessel's history and its key role in increasing public awareness of nuclear testing on Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific. What began as a "rusty old ship" became a symbol of Greenpeace's environmental activism -- and eventually attracted the attention of the French secret service.
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The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 28, 2010
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island
Production Companies
IDTV Docs
Director
Suzanne Raes
Description
In this politically charged documentary, survivors of the 1985 attack on the Greenpeace ship the &NFi;Rainbow Warrior&NFi_; recount the vessel's history and its key role in increasing public awareness of nuclear testing on Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific. What began as a "rusty old ship" became a symbol of Greenpeace's environmental activism -- and eventually attracted the attention of the French secret service.
