The Atom: A Love Affair

Synopsis

With a wealth of fantastic archive footage and a series of revealing interviews with those who had first-hand experience, filmmaker Vicki Lesley tells the turbulent story of the West’s love-hate relationship with a nuclear power over the past seventy years. Capturing both the tantalising promise and the repeated disappointments of this singular technology, the film reveals how the post-war, romantic fantasy of an Atom-powered future developed into the stormy, on-off relationship still playing out today. A tale of scientific passion and political intrigue all wrapped up in the packaging of a sentimental screen melodrama.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Vicki Lesley
Sound	Music	Paul Honey
	Sound	Ian Maclagan
Production	Executive Producer	Christopher Hird
Editing	Editor	Phil Reynolds
Camera	Director of Photography	Michael Timney
	Camera Operator	Owen Scurfield
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