Countdown to Zero
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Lucy Walker
James Earl Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Joe Cirincione
Tony Blair
F. W. De Klerk
Film Details
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Synopsis
During the Cold War, nothing loomed as large in the public mind as the bomb. When the Iron Curtain fell, the bomb became a symbol of another era. Naively we felt the danger had passed. In recent years, the threat of nuclear proliferation has grown more urgent, and the political will to eliminate nuclear weapons is greater than ever in our history. We have now entered a second nuclear age. Nuclear weapons have proliferated to nine nations, and that number could continue to grow as over 40 nations have the knowledge to construct nuclear weapons. Terrorists are actively securing nuclear weapons and fissile material, not to use as political leverage, but rather as tools of mass destruction. Equally as great a threat is human error; the possibility of an accident increases every day. "Countdown to Zero" is a frightening exploration of the dangers of nuclear weapons, exposing a variety of present day threats and featuring insights from a host of international experts and world leaders who advocate total global disarmament.
Director
Lucy Walker
Cast
James Earl Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Joe Cirincione
Tony Blair
F. W. De Klerk
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gary Oldman
F. W. De Klerk
Joe Cirincione
Tony Blair
Mikhail Gorbachev
Valerie Plame Wilson
James Earl Carter
Valerie Plame Wilson
Crew
Lawrence Bender
Matt Biffa
Bruce Blair
Michael Boyle
Matt Brown
Robert Chappell
Robert Chappell
Bryan Donnell
Bryan Donnell
Brad Fuller
Peter Golub
Nick Higgins
Nick Higgins
Brian Johnson
Tony Lamberti
Alexander Marshall
Evan Mcintosh
Brennan Rees
Lisa Remington
Jeff Skoll
Lucy Walker
Lucy Walker
Diane Weyermann
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States July 23, 2010
Released in United States Summer July 23, 2010
Released in United States January 2010
Magnolia Pictures acquired North American distribution rights at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Limited Release in United States July 23, 2010 (NYC, LA)
Released in United States Summer July 23, 2010
Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Spotlight: Documentary) January 21-31, 2010.)
