Movie

Atomic Reaction

“Canada’s significant role in the Manhattan Project and the fallout seventy-five years later.”

An investigation of Canada's clandestine involvement in the Manhattan Project, from Gilbert LaBine's 1930 discovery of a rare radium deposit in the Northwest Territories to today's ongoing 2.6 billion dollar nuclear waste clean-up project in Port Hope, Ontario. Expert interviews, first hand testimonies, and generational accounts present a nuanced and thought-provoking examination of how these hidden histories have impacted the Indigenous Dene people of the Northwest Territories, Port Hope residents, and other communities worldwide.

Director

Michèle Hozer

Screenplay

David Hatch

Status

Released

Release date

24/10/2024

Original language

English