Journey To The Safest Place On Earth

Name: Journey To The Safest Place On Earth
Director: Edgar Hagen
Released: 2013

Edgar Hagen 2013

Charles McCombie has been leading the search for a safe nuclear waste disposal for 35 years. His quest takes him from the deserts of Nevada to the Swiss mountains, Australia, the Gobi desert & a small community in Sweden where people are voting about living on a nuclear disposal. Edgar Hagen examines the limitations and contradictions of this global quest.

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Running Time:	100 min.
Subject(s):	Ecology, Environment, Globalization, Politics
Language(s):	Chinese, English, German, Japanese
Subtitles:	English
Director(s):	Edgar Hagen
Producer(s):	Hercli Bundi
Cinematographer:	Peter Indergand
Editor(s):	Edgar Hagen, Paul-Michael Sedlacek
Production Company:	Mira Film GmbH

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Süddeutsche Zeitung

Impressive
Vice Greece

We are even more stupid than I thought.

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DokLeipzig
Internationale Hofer Filmtage
Dokufest
Doxa Festival
Environmental Film Festival

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