Explores the consequences of uranium mining in Canada. Toxic and radioactive waste pose profound, long-term environmental hazards. Miners suffer a substantially increased risk of getting cancer. Most mining occurs on Indigenous People's land, violating their traditional economic and spiritual lives. Given our limited knowledge of the risks associated with uranium mining, why continue?
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Magnus Isacsson Director · Michael Riordon Writer Michael Becker Composer
First release October 27, 1990 · Produced in Canada
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ONF | NFB
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Canada
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English
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English
Release dates
Canada · October 27, 1990
Premiere · French · New Film Festival, Montreal
Canada · November 7, 1990
Limited theatrical · French · NFB cinema, Montreal
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
December 11, 1990 · Limited theatrical · English · NFB cinema, Montreal
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