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Half life

Australia, 1985
film

This feature-length masterpiece reveals the effects of US nuclear tests on the lives of the inhabitants of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The film..

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The Marshall Islands: Living with the bomb

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Moruroa: the big secret

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Dark circle

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Paul Jacob and the nuclear gang

United States, 1979
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No place to hide

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If you love this planet

Canada, 1982
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Nuclear countdown

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On the Beach

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No more Hiroshima

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The Voyage of the Pacific peacemaker

Australia, 1983
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Operation Hurricane

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The Fallout atom

United States, 1960
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On the Beach

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The News Parade: Yanks invade Marshall Islands

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War and peace = Jang aur aman

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War without winners

United States, 1978
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The Human face of the Pacific

Australia, 1983
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Hell in the Pacific

United States, 1968
Similarity: 69%
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